Total Crime Rate
32.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Meadowfield Gardens area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Walkergate , and the 198th lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Meadowfield Gardens (NE6 4TA) in the last 12 months was 32.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% lower than the Walkergate average (71.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meadowfield Gardens (NE6 4TA), the main crime hotspot is near Eastfield Avenue. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Firtree Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street West | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thames Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elton Street West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rutland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Eastfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Eastfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eastfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eastfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Firtree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stotts Road | — |
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