Total Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 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

Moor Road North area has the 37th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 276th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moor Road North (NE3 1RJ) in the last 12 months was 50.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% lower than the Dene & South Gosforth average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 114.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moor Road North (NE3 1RJ), the main crime hotspot is near South Cross Street. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moor Road North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Roseworth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grove Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft South Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft South Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grove Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grove Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary South Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Cross Street —
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Data Sources

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