Crime Rates at Southlands, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE7 7YJ

Southlands area has the 34th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 401st lowest crime rate of 903 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 Southlands (NE7 7YJ) in the last 12 months was 76.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% lower than the Heaton average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 333.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 366.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southlands (NE7 7YJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 99 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newton Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.