Total Crime Rate

68.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 68.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Acton Place area has the 34th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 426th lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Acton Place (NE7 7RL) in the last 12 months was 68.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% lower than the Heaton average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acton Place (NE7 7RL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Acton Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynmouth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Craster Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A188 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thropton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thropton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thropton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Craster Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Norwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cornel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plessey Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harlow Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harlow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Holystone Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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