Total Crime Rate

28.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 28.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brenkley Close area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Castle , and the 137th 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 Brenkley Close (NE13 7JN) in the last 12 months was 28.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brenkley Close (NE13 7JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Havannah Crescent, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North View (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brenkley Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hall Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft North View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Horton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crest Under investigation
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Data Sources

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