Total Crime Rate
27.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Coast Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Heaton , and the 132nd lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Coast Road (NE7 7RP) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Coast Road (NE7 7RP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eastcheap, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sackville Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Heaton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastcheap | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastcheap | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ravenswood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rokeby Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rokeby Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hilden Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Amberley Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastcheap | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Huntcliffe Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Huntcliffe Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Huntcliffe Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastcheap | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastcheap | Under investigation |
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