Total Crime Rate

25.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 25.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Saxilby Drive area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 109th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Saxilby Drive (NE3 5LS) in the last 12 months was 25.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saxilby Drive (NE3 5LS), the main crime hotspot is near Newlands Avenue. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Saxilby Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charleswood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitebridge Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Whitebridge Parkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Whitebridge Parkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Conningsby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitebridge Park Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 7 of 7

Data Sources

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