Total Crime Rate

103.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 103.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 37.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Howick Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 320th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howick Avenue (NE3 2NA) in the last 12 months was 103.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% higher than the Fawdon & West Gosforth average (92.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 6.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howick Avenue (NE3 2NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heddon Close, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aln Crescent (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Howick Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Aln Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Felton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Aln Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aln Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aln Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howick Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howick Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Falstone Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Falstone Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aln Crescent —
Apr 2026Public order Fawdon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fawdon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fawdon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fawdon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fawdon Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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