Crime Rates at Church Road, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 1UE

Church Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 143rd 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 Church Road (NE3 1UE) in the last 12 months was 28.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences 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 ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (NE3 1UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hyde Terrace, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Cross Street (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.