Total Crime Rate

320.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 320.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 204.4 10/10
  • Other theft 26.7 10/10
  • Burglary 17.8 10/10
  • Other crime 17.8 10/10
  • Robbery 17.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Broomley Court area has the 6th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 79th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broomley Court (NE3 2BU) in the last 12 months was 320.0 per 1,000 residents and was 176.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 46 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 Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 231.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 73.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broomley Court (NE3 2BU), the main crime hotspot is near Belsay Gardens. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broomley Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howick Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsay Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsay Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsay Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsay Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsay Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsay Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsay Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsay Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Belsay Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Belsay Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fawdon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Falloden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bywell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linhope Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linhope Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsay Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belsay Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brotherlee Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howick Avenue
Sep 2025Public order Howick Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cairns Way

Data Sources

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