Total Crime Rate

151.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 151.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 115.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.2 10/10
  • Robbery 13.3 9/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Goswick Drive area has the 11th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 196th 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 Goswick Drive (NE3 2BE) in the last 12 months was 151.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 115.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goswick Drive (NE3 2BE), 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 Goswick Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fawdon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brotherlee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brotherlee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cairns Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cairns Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cairns Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cairns Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cairns Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order 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 Fawdon Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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