Crime in Jesmond and Heaton: 348 offences recorded in July 2026

348 crimes were recorded in and around Jesmond and Heaton in July 2026, according to figures published by Northumbria Police. That is up by 64 on the 284 recorded the month before.

The most common reports were:

Shoplifting: 108 reports (31% of the total) Violent crime: 49 reports (14% of the total) Anti social behaviour: 48 reports (14% of the total) Vehicle crime: 35 reports (10% of the total) Other theft: 24 reports (7% of the total)

Figures cover crimes recorded within roughly a mile of the neighbourhood centre and are published about two months in arrears. Police record a crime at the nearest anonymised map point rather than an exact address, so street-level counts are approximate.

Source: data.police.uk, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.