Total Crime Rate

161.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 161.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Naworth Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Callerton & Throckley , and the 239th 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 Naworth Drive (NE5 5QG) in the last 12 months was 161.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% higher than the Callerton & Throckley average (109.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 110.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Naworth Drive (NE5 5QG), the main crime hotspot is near Chipchase Crescent. Police recorded 21 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 Naworth Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Ayton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Chipchase Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6324 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whorlton Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chipchase Crescent —
Sep 2025Burglary Westward Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chipchase Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chipchase Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crispin Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Dewley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dewley Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B6324 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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