Total Crime Rate

84.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 66.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Public order 25.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tarset Place area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 395th highest crime rate of 894 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 Tarset Place (NE3 2LT) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% lower than the Fawdon & West Gosforth average (92.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tarset Place (NE3 2LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wansbeck Road South (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tarset Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Felton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howick Avenue
Apr 2026Public order Wansbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wansbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wansbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aln Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aln Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Aln Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Aln Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aln Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howick Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beadnell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harbottle Avenue
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craster Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craster Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Budle Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hepple Way

Data Sources

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