Total Crime Rate

172.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 172.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Fairfield Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in College , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

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 Fairfield Drive (NE63 9SL) in the last 12 months was 172.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% higher than the College average (161.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 76.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfield Drive (NE63 9SL), the main crime hotspot is near Woodlands Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Fairfield Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchwood Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Gardens
Apr 2026Drugs Pembroke Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chichester Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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