Total Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 32.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 3.2 1/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moor Road North area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 200th lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moor Road North (NE3 1AD) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% 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 Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moor Road North (NE3 1AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Cross Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Moor Road North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Alwinton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Cross Street —
Apr 2026Public order North Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Cross Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Moor Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order South Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft South Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Cross Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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