Total Crime Rate
134.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
58.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Eastcroft area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hartley , and the 195th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Eastcroft (NE26 4RB) in the last 12 months was 134.0 per 1,000 residents and was 106.2% higher than the Hartley average (65.0 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eastcroft (NE26 4RB), the main crime hotspot is near East End. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hartley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | St Mary'S Wynd | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | East End | — |
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