Total Crime Rate

51.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 51.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beverley Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Winlaton and High Spen , and the 249th lowest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

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 Beverley Drive (NE21 6HF) in the last 12 months was 51.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% higher than the Winlaton and High Spen average (37.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beverley Drive (NE21 6HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farndale Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Herd Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beverley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Farndale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meldon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Beadnell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beverley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnthouse Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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