Total Crime Rate

103.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 103.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Hawthorn Grange area has the 6th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Castle , and the 321st highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawthorn Grange (NE13 9NP) in the last 12 months was 103.5 per 1,000 residents and was 141.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 65.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Grange (NE13 9NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wagonway Drive, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawthorn Grange (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorn Grange area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wagonway Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wagonway Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wagonway Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wagonway Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wagonway Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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