Total Crime Rate

48.9 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 48.9 5/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Killingworth Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 262nd lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Killingworth Road (NE3 1TB) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% 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 Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Killingworth Road (NE3 1TB), the main crime hotspot is near Fairfield. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Killingworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridgewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lartington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairfield —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boscobel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Farm Wynd Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Farm Wynd Under investigation
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Data Sources

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