Crime Rates at Leyburn Drive, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE7 7AP

Leyburn Drive area has the 19th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 412th highest crime rate of 895 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 Leyburn Drive (NE7 7AP) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% higher than the Dene & South Gosforth average (50.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leyburn Drive (NE7 7AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hospital, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastlands (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.