Total Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 80.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cartington Terrace area has the 26th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 416th 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 Cartington Terrace (NE6 5RS) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% lower than the Heaton average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cartington Terrace (NE6 5RS), the main crime hotspot is near Chillingham Road. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cartington Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartington Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chillingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Meldon Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Meldon Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meldon Terrace —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ravenswood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chillingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clarendon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Norwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chillingham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Other crime Burlington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burlington Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burlington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Cartington Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sefton Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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