Crime Rates at Eastgate, Scotland Gate, Choppington, NE62 5RT

Eastgate area has the 12th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Choppington , and the 266th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eastgate (NE62 5RT) in the last 12 months was 110.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% higher than the Choppington average (89.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastgate (NE62 5RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Briar Close, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kings Park (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.