Total Crime Rate

11.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 11.8 1/10
  • Violent crimes 5.9 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.9 2/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Thorntree Drive area has the lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 34th lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thorntree Drive (NE15 7AR) in the last 12 months was 11.8 per 1,000 residents and was 89.2% lower than the Benwell & Scotswood average (109.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorntree Drive (NE15 7AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greenside Crescent (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thorntree Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Muscott Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baroness Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Countess Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Countess Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Muscott Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Muscott Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Greenside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Greenside Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bexley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duchess Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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