Total Crime Rate

333.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 333.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 189.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Burglary 19.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.0 9/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Salters Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 71st 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 Salters Road (NE3 1DU) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 188.0% higher than the Fawdon & West Gosforth average (115.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salters Road (NE3 1DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodbine Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Salters Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linden Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Archibald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodbine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons West Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodbine Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Linden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broomfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broomfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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