Total Crime Rate

110.3 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 110.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tarset Place area has the 28th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 361st 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 Tarset Place (NE3 2LT) in the last 12 months was 110.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (β‰ˆ 73.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tarset Place (NE3 2LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heddon Close, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Craster Square (15 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
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howick Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chatton Wynd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wansbeck Road South Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Public order Wansbeck Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wansbeck Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Budle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harbottle Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Harbottle Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wansbeck Road North β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tarset Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatton Wynd β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beadnell Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aln Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aln Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aln Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aln Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Aln Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Whalton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heddon Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heddon Close β€”
Sep 2025Public order Howick Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howick Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beadnell Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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