Total Crime Rate

64.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 64.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dene View area has the 26th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 394th lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dene View (NE3 1PU) in the last 12 months was 64.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dene View (NE3 1PU), 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 Dene View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craghall Dene Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Craghall Dene Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Craghall Dene Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dene View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Balmoral Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balmoral Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balmoral Terrace
Apr 2026Other crime Castle Farm Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cromer Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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