These Newcastle neighbourhoods have the highest levels of drug related crimes according to data.
The figures are provided by Local Insights using Northumbria Police’s crime numbers, which break down criminal offences reported into specific neighbourhoods each month.
This gallery will focus on December 2025 - the latest data available.
We have listed the neighbourhoods in the region with the largest number of reported drug offences in the gallery below.
All photos are for illustrative purposes only and figures do not refer to any individual buildings or streets.
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2. Newcastle Central
There were 27 drug offences reported here in December. | LDRS
3. Byker and Walker
There were 14 drug offences reported here in December. | Google
4. Wallsend
There were nine drug offences reported here in December. | Google