Total Crime Rate
323.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Newburn Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Callerton & Throckley , and the 75th highest crime rate of 903 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 Newburn Road (NE15 8LX) in the last 12 months was 323.1 per 1,000 residents and was 195.0% higher than the Callerton & Throckley average (109.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -88.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 187.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Newburn Road (NE15 8LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coniston Close, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rupert Court (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Callerton & Throckley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hareside Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hareside Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Derwent Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Derwent Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Azalea Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Azalea Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Azalea Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Azalea Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rupert Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grasmere Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hareside Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Townfield Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
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