Total Crime Rate

73.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 73.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • 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
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

Cardinal Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Callerton & Throckley , and the 446th lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cardinal Close (NE15 9XE) in the last 12 months was 73.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardinal Close (NE15 9XE), the main crime hotspot is near Cardinal Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cardinal Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Glade —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cardinal Close —
Apr 2026Other theft North Walbottle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cardinal Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Meltham Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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