Total Crime Rate

161.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 161.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 52.1 8/10
  • Other theft 37.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Great North Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 238th highest crime rate of 903 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 Great North Road (NE3 2DQ) in the last 12 months was 161.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% 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 Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great North Road (NE3 2DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Great North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great North Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Great North Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Burnside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grange Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Broadway East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harewood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harewood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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