Crime Rates at Ponteland, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE20 9TP

This area has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ponteland East and Stannington , and the 457th lowest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

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 This (NE20 9TP) in the last 12 months was 40.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% lower than the Ponteland East and Stannington average (42.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode NE20 9TP, the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.