Total Crime Rate

78.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Lesley Court area has the 48th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 412th lowest crime rate of 903 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 Lesley Court (NE3 1RE) in the last 12 months was 78.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% lower than the Fawdon & West Gosforth average (115.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lesley Court (NE3 1RE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lesley Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons West Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodbine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Cross Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodbine Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Linden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary South Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft South Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft South Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linden Avenue —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broomfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broomfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Archibald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back High Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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