Total Crime Rate

130.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 130.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.2 9/10
  • Public order 34.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stoneyhurst Road West 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 Stoneyhurst Road West (NE3 1PG) 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 Stoneyhurst Road West (NE3 1PG), the main crime hotspot is near Balmoral Terrace. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stoneyhurst Road West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Newlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newlands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Balmoral Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balmoral Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balmoral Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hyde Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cromer Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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