Total Crime Rate

9.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 9.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Highworth Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 24th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highworth Drive (NE7 7FB) in the last 12 months was 9.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.8% lower than the Dene & South Gosforth average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Highworth Drive (NE7 7FB), the main crime hotspot is near Bramley Court. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highworth Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Industry Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Warwick Hall Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dimbula Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Broomlee Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bramley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bramley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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