Total Crime Rate

159.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 159.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 74.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 34.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Salters Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 187th highest crime rate of 894 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 Salters Road (NE3 1DH) in the last 12 months was 159.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% higher than the Fawdon & West Gosforth average (92.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salters Road (NE3 1DH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Salters Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back High Street —
Apr 2026Public order North Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Cross Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ivy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Causey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Cross Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order South Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Archibald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft South Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Linden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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