Total Crime Rate

171.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 171.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.3 9/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Castledene Court area has the 6th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 218th highest crime rate of 903 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 Castledene Court (NE3 1NZ) in the last 12 months was 171.2 per 1,000 residents and was 184.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 81.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castledene Court (NE3 1NZ), the main crime hotspot is near Edlingham Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castledene Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lartington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Finstock Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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