Total Crime Rate

217.7 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 217.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 24.2 7/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.8 10/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lyndhurst Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 151st 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 Lyndhurst Avenue (NE2 3HH) in the last 12 months was 217.7 per 1,000 residents and was 261.5% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 110.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -55.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (β‰ˆ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 154.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyndhurst Avenue (NE2 3HH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lyndhurst Avenue, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lyndhurst Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Coniston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lyndhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Mews β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Hazelwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hazelwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Coniston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazelwood Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyndhurst Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyndhurst Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lyndhurst Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Coniston Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lyndhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Fairfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Mews β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lyndhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lavender Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lyndhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashleigh Grove β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lyndhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lyndhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Mayfair Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lyndhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lyndhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Lyndhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Jesmond β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyndhurst Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Jesmond Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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