Total Crime Rate

119.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 119.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.6 10/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Drugs 16.0 9/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Eastgarth area has the 36th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 270th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

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 Eastgarth (NE5 4HH) in the last 12 months was 119.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% lower than the Blakelaw average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 58.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastgarth (NE5 4HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Drive (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Eastgarth area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastgarth
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orchard Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bluebell Dene
Apr 2026Public order Eastgarth Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastgarth Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hopton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orchard Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hopton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastgarth Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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