Total Crime Rate

313.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

149.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 313.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 149.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.7 10/10
  • Robbery 29.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 29.9 7/10
  • Public order 26.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.9 10/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.9 10/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Edward Street area has the highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edward Street (NE3 1EA) in the last 12 months was 313.4 per 1,000 residents and was 240.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 149.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edward Street (NE3 1EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodbine Road, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broomfield Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Edward Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edward Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ivy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baronswood Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Archibald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Linden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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