Total Crime Rate

78.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Public order 8.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Fern Avenue area has the 48th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 412th 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 Fern Avenue (NE3 2AL) in the last 12 months was 78.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% lower than the Fawdon & West Gosforth average (115.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fern Avenue (NE3 2AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heddon Close, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Falstone Square (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fern Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linhope Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aln Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howick Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howick Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Falstone Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heddon Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heddon Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Aln Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aln Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aln Crescent —
Sep 2025Other theft Aln Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatton Wynd —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chatton Wynd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fawdon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linhope Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Howick Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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