Crime Rates at Darras Road, Ponteland, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 9NX

Darras Road area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ponteland East and Stannington , and the 87th highest crime rate of 1,088 local areas in Northumberland .

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 Darras Road (NE20 9NX) in the last 12 months was 256.9 per 1,000 residents and was 355.4% higher than the Ponteland East and Stannington average (56.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 137.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 91.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darras Road (NE20 9NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadowfield (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.