Total Crime Rate

37.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Rectory Drive area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 209th lowest crime rate of 903 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 Rectory Drive (NE3 1XT) in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% lower than the Dene & South Gosforth average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Rectory Drive (NE3 1XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Honister Avenue, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grove Park Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rectory Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Honister Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moorfield —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moorfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stoneyhurst Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lodore Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newlands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grove Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grove Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grove Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rectory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honister Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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