Total Crime Rate

94.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 420th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Road (NE3 1BG) in the last 12 months was 94.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (NE3 1BG), the main crime hotspot is near Balmoral Terrace. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime St James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Balmoral Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Christon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarance Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stoneyhurst Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balmoral Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rothley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balmoral Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rydal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rothley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grove Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grove Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grove Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaumont Terrace —
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Data Sources

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