Total Crime Rate

71.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.1 8/10
  • Burglary 16.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

East Front area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 375th lowest crime rate of 903 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 71.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% lower than the Heaton average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Front (NE2 4RT), the main crime hotspot is near Jesmond. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eslington Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eskdale Terrace —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft East Front Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haldane Terrace —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kingsland Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clayton Park Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clayton Park Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eslington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eslington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Jesmond Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sloane Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sloane Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Mary Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otterburn Terrace —
Sep 2025Drugs Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jesmond Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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