Total Crime Rate

218.3 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very 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 218.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 115.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 7/10
  • Other theft 27.8 10/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Aln Walk area has the 9th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 149th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Aln Walk (NE3 2LX) in the last 12 months was 218.3 per 1,000 residents and was 88.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (β‰ˆ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aln Walk (NE3 2LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heddon Close, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leagreen Court (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Aln Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wansbeck Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aln Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aln Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aln Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Aln Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatton Wynd β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chatton Wynd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tarset Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Whalton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wansbeck Road North β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leagreen Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leagreen Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matfen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matfen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Aln Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wansbeck Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wansbeck Road South Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Falstone Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howick Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heddon Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heddon Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Howick Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Public order Howick Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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