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Crime in NE2 1BB

How much crime is recorded in NE2 1BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Heaton Park & Portland Road
Council
Newcastle upon Tyne
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
3,648 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE2 1BB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE2 1BB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
15.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

NE2 1BBNational
Burglary17.39.1
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Shoplifting9.78.4
Violence and sexual offences8.723.6
Public order3.74.6
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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