Crime Rates at Eastcheap, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 5UA

Eastcheap area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 379th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eastcheap (NE6 5UA) in the last 12 months was 71.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% lower than the Heaton average (95.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastcheap (NE6 5UA), the main crime hotspot is near Cartington Terrace. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.