Total Crime Rate

212.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 212.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.1 10/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Kirkburn Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Chapel , and the 155th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kirkburn Drive (NE5 2FB) in the last 12 months was 212.6 per 1,000 residents and was 312.0% higher than the Chapel average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 89.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkburn Drive (NE5 2FB), the main crime hotspot is near Walton Road. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kirkburn Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Whitbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Woodbrook Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walton Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Walton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Kenley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tirril Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Whitbeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitbeck Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowness Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Whitbeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haydon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haydon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keswick Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keswick Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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