Crime Rates at Church Road, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 1AQ

Church Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 405th 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 Church Road (NE3 1AQ) in the last 12 months was 66.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% higher than the Dene & South Gosforth average (48.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 207.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (NE3 1AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hyde Terrace, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rothley Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.