Total Crime Rate
5.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Callum Drive area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Horsley Hill , and the 4th lowest crime rate of 528 local areas in South Tyneside .
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 Callum Drive (NE34 6TZ) in the last 12 months was 5.4 per 1,000 residents and was 93.0% lower than the Horsley Hill average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Callum Drive (NE34 6TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Horsley Vale. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Horsley Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheviot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bamburgh Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Callum Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | High Meadow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bideford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bideford Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cheviot Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cheviot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cheviot Road | Under investigation |
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