Total Crime Rate

117.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.1 8/10
  • Other theft 44.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 31.7 6/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bavington Drive area has the 37th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 276th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bavington Drive (NE5 2HS) in the last 12 months was 117.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% lower than the Blakelaw average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bavington Drive (NE5 2HS), the main crime hotspot is near Genister Place. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bavington Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bavington Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Genister Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Genister Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westerhope Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Two Ball Lonnen Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Morwick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maudlin Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rennington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birling Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holmesdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmesdale Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ovington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bavington Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hadstone Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hadstone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hadstone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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