Crime Rates at Cardigan Terrace, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 5NX

Cardigan Terrace area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 176th lowest crime rate of 903 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 Cardigan Terrace (NE6 5NX) in the last 12 months was 32.7 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% lower than the Heaton average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardigan Terrace (NE6 5NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roxburgh Place, where police recorded 180 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heaton Park Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.