Total Crime Rate
320.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Broomley 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.
View Crime In Fawdon & West Gosforth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howick Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belsay Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belsay Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belsay Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belsay Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belsay Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belsay Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belsay Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belsay Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Belsay Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Belsay Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fawdon Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Falloden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bywell Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linhope Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linhope Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belsay Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belsay Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brotherlee Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howick Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Howick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cairns Way | — |
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