Total Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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 44th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 421st lowest 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 2DS) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great North Road (NE3 2DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Great North Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Great North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Broadway East Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grange Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Burnside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Great North Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great North Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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