Total Crime Rate

133.6 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 133.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Park Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 282nd highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Avenue (NE3 2LH) in the last 12 months was 133.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (NE3 2LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coquet Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Park Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirkley Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glanton Wynd Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lesbury Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Coquet Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lesbury Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lesbury Chase —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lesbury Chase —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lesbury Chase —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coquet Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Budle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harbottle Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Harbottle Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tarset Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wansbeck Road North —
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Data Sources

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