Crime Rates at Grove Park Oval, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 1EF

Grove Park Oval area has the 7th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 238th 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 Grove Park Oval (NE3 1EF) in the last 12 months was 130.8 per 1,000 residents and was 171.8% 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 Public order with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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