Total Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Countess Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Benwell & Scotswood , and the 272nd 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 Countess Drive (NE15 7BT) in the last 12 months was 50.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.7% lower than the Benwell & Scotswood average (134.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Countess Drive (NE15 7BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Henshaw Place, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burnopfield Gardens (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Countess Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burnopfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Baroness Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coldstream Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tanfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Henshaw Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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