Total Crime Rate

93.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Drysdale Crescent area has the 9th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Castle , and the 426th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

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 Drysdale Crescent (NE13 7DW) in the last 12 months was 93.5 per 1,000 residents and was 96.3% higher than the Castle average (47.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drysdale Crescent (NE13 7DW), the main crime hotspot is near Drysdale Crescent. Police recorded 28 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 Drysdale Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dene Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Drysdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Brookside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dene Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drysdale Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drysdale Crescent —
Sep 2025Public order Grey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Drysdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drysdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Austral Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Augusta Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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