Total Crime Rate
34.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Drummond Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 216th lowest crime rate of 894 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 Drummond Road (NE3 4SS) in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% lower than the Blakelaw average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Drummond Road (NE3 4SS), the main crime hotspot is near Wycliffe Avenue. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Falkland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Falkland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wycliffe Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Minorca Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Drummond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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