Total Crime Rate
27.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Langton Terrace area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 162nd 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 Langton Terrace (NE7 7DB) in the last 12 months was 27.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Langton Terrace (NE7 7DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farnley Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Craster Terrace (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Thropton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Clarendon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wyncote Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wyncote Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Plessey Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Craster Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A188 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Norwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Craster Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thropton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Thropton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stephenson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Holystone Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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