Crime Rates at Kirkleatham Gardens, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 5US

Kirkleatham Gardens area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 181st 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 Kirkleatham Gardens (NE6 5US) in the last 12 months was 33.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkleatham Gardens (NE6 5US), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Huntcliffe Gardens, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Slingsby Gardens (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.