Total Crime Rate
218.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Aln 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In Fawdon & West Gosforth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wansbeck Road South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Aln Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aln Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aln Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Aln Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatton Wynd | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chatton Wynd | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tarset Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Whalton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wansbeck Road North | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leagreen Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leagreen Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Matfen Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Matfen Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mitford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Aln Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wansbeck Road South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wansbeck Road South | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Meadows | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Falstone Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howick Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heddon Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heddon Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howick Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Howick Avenue | Under investigation |
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