Crime Rates at Charminster Gardens, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 5UB

Charminster Gardens area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 356th lowest crime rate of 894 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 Charminster Gardens (NE6 5UB) in the last 12 months was 56.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% lower than the Heaton average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charminster Gardens (NE6 5UB), the main crime hotspot is near Cartington Terrace. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.