Crime Rates at Rectory Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 1XP

Rectory Road 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 Rectory Road (NE3 1XP) 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 Rectory Road (NE3 1XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Honister Avenue, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grove Park Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.