Total Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 43.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Church Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 234th 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 Church Road (NE3 1TX) in the last 12 months was 43.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (NE3 1TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodbine Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Cross Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rothwell Road —
Sep 2025Burglary South Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft South Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft South Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spital Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Cross Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodbine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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