Total Crime Rate

69.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 69.4 6/10
  • Burglary 16.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 15.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.2 3/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.7 1/10
  • Drugs 1.7 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
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

East Front area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 429th lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around East Front (NE2 4RT) in the last 12 months was 69.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.6% lower than the Heaton average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Front (NE2 4RT), the main crime hotspot is near Jesmond. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in East Front area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Mary Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jesmond —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jesmond Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eslington Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eslington Terrace —
Apr 2026Other theft Haldane Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brandling Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lambton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sloane Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Windsor Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime B1600 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary East Front Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Front —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tankerville Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Park Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clayton Park Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abbotsford Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Clayton Park Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Otterburn Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burdon Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Burdon Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jesmond Under investigation
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Data Sources

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