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

Highfield 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 Highfield Drive (NE63 9SP) 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 Highfield Drive (NE63 9SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harrison Crescent, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodlands Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Highfield Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrison Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rochester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrison Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrison Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrison Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrison Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrison Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrison Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrison Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Pembroke Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chichester Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harrison Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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