Total Crime Rate
15.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chadderton Drive area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Callerton & Throckley , and the 52nd 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 Chadderton Drive (NE5 1EL) in the last 12 months was 15.9 per 1,000 residents and was 85.4% lower than the Callerton & Throckley average (109.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chadderton Drive (NE5 1EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beckside Gardens, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cottersdale Gardens (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Callerton & Throckley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bracknell Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckside Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckside Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bracknell Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottersdale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottersdale Gardens | Under investigation |
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