Total Crime Rate

258.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 258.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 55.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Public order 29.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Derby Court area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 120th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Derby Court (NE4 5DB) in the last 12 months was 258.5 per 1,000 residents and was 97.9% higher than the Arthur's Hill average (130.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 72.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derby Court (NE4 5DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vallum Way, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spring Garden Lane (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Derby Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tindal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jefferson Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cookson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edward Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Avison Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Avison Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avison Street
Sep 2025Other crime Hamilton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hamilton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Tindal Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Crescent
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Crescent
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tindal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Spring Garden Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Derby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cottenham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cottenham Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Derby Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Derby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cottenham Chare Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottenham Chare Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottenham Chare Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mansfield Place
Sep 2025Burglary Mansfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monday Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monday Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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