Total Crime Rate

127.5 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 127.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Public order 31.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Rectory Terrace area has the 10th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 298th 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 Rectory Terrace (NE3 1YB) in the last 12 months was 127.5 per 1,000 residents and was 111.7% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 69.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Terrace (NE3 1YB), the main crime hotspot is near Balmoral Terrace. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rectory Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balmoral Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grove Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Balmoral Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balmoral Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stoneyhurst Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Grove Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grove Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rectory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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