Total Crime Rate

61.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 61.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.4 7/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Newburn Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Callerton & Throckley , and the 386th lowest crime rate of 894 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 Newburn Road (NE15 9AB) in the last 12 months was 61.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% lower than the Callerton & Throckley average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newburn Road (NE15 9AB), the main crime hotspot is near The By-Way. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newburn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Lanercost Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ambleside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finchale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Eversleigh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Appian Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Wynd Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Finchale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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