Crime Rates at Woodthorne Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3PB

Woodthorne Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 225th lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodthorne Road (NE2 3PB) in the last 12 months was 35.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% lower than the Dene & South Gosforth average (48.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodthorne Road (NE2 3PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Myrtle Grove, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newlands Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.