Total Crime Rate

61.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 61.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Darrell Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Castle , and the 383rd lowest crime rate of 894 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 Darrell Street (NE13 7DS) in the last 12 months was 61.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% higher than the Castle average (42.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darrell Street (NE13 7DS), the main crime hotspot is near Drysdale Crescent. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Darrell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elvet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dene Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grey Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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