Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE2 1NE
How much crime is recorded in NE2 1NE, 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)
How safe is NE2 1NE
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 1NE 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
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 1NENational
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
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.