Total Crime Rate

37.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 43rd lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 238th lowest crime rate of 894 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 Fawdon Lane (NE3 2AE) in the last 12 months was 37.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% lower than the Fawdon & West Gosforth average (92.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fawdon Lane (NE3 2AE), 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Fawdon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cairns Way Under investigation
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mapledene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cairns Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fawdon Lane 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 Brotherlee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brotherlee Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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