Crime Rate in Gosforth, ward

Gosforth has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 26 wards in Newcastle upon Tyne district and the 1881st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 35th lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Gosforth in the last 12 months was 42.8 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% lower than the Newcastle upon Tyne district average (145.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Gosforth’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 123 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 167 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Gosforth ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Balmoral Terrace. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.