Total Crime Rate

126.6 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 126.6 8/10
  • Drugs 43.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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
  • 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

Fawdon Lane area has the 24th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 304th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fawdon Lane (NE3 2AA) in the last 12 months was 126.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% higher than the Fawdon & West Gosforth average (115.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -65.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fawdon Lane (NE3 2AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brotherlee Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fawdon Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linhope Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cairns Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fawdon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heddon Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linhope Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heddon Close —
Sep 2025Public order Falstone Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howick Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howick Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Howick Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Strathearn Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brotherlee Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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