Total Crime Rate

143.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 143.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.0 9/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fawdon Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 208th highest crime rate of 894 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 Fawdon Lane (NE3 2AD) in the last 12 months was 143.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% higher than the Fawdon & West Gosforth average (92.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fawdon Lane (NE3 2AD), the main crime hotspot is near Belsay Gardens. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fawdon Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fawdon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cairns Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cairns Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cairns Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cairns Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cairns Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mapledene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howick Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Fawdon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brotherlee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brotherlee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howick Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fawdon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fawdon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fawdon Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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