Total Crime Rate

100.0 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 100.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Robbery 10.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lartington Gardens area has the 17th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 396th highest crime rate of 903 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 Lartington Gardens (NE3 1SX) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lartington Gardens (NE3 1SX), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Rise. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lartington Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Mill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Commercial Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridgewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Commercial Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lartington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Road —
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Data Sources

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