Total Crime Rate

115.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 115.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Druridge Drive area has the 39th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 280th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Druridge Drive (NE5 3JS) in the last 12 months was 115.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% lower than the Blakelaw average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 64.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Druridge Drive (NE5 3JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Springfield Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arden Crescent (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Druridge Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wychcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wychcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wychcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bavington Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bavington Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cambo Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Morwick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maudlin Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acomb Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acomb Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acomb Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rennington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hadstone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birling Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hadstone Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hadstone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arden Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wychcroft Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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