Total Crime Rate

135.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 135.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Alston Gardens area has the 12th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Callerton & Throckley , and the 277th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Alston Gardens (NE15 9HQ) in the last 12 months was 135.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 75.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alston Gardens (NE15 9HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alston Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Mount Pleasant Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mount Pleasant Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Mount Pleasant Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —

Data Sources

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