Total Crime Rate

34.2 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 34.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Cresswell Drive area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

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 Cresswell Drive (NE3 2SY) in the last 12 months was 34.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% lower than the Fawdon & West Gosforth average (115.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Cresswell Drive (NE3 2SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cairns Way, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brotherlee Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cresswell Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cairns Way —
Sep 2025Other crime Fawdon Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnard Green —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brotherlee Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Strathearn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ingoe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Kyloe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Espley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fawdon Park Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fawdon Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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