Total Crime Rate

108.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 108.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 46.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sandringham Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 366th 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 Sandringham Road (NE3 1PY) in the last 12 months was 108.9 per 1,000 residents and was 80.8% 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 Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandringham Road (NE3 1PY), the main crime hotspot is near Balmoral Terrace. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandringham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Balmoral Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Commercial Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balmoral Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarance Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balmoral Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridgewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Commercial Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Dene Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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