Total Crime Rate

123.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 123.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ruskin Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 318th 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 Ruskin Drive (NE7 7FL) in the last 12 months was 123.1 per 1,000 residents and was 104.4% higher than the Dene & South Gosforth average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruskin Drive (NE7 7FL), 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 Ruskin 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

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