Total Crime Rate
168.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chatton Wynd area has the 15th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chatton Wynd (NE3 2ND) in the last 12 months was 168.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 19 (β 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chatton Wynd (NE3 2ND), 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.
View Crime In Fawdon & West Gosforth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chatton Wynd | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Harbottle Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harbottle Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Budle Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatton Wynd | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aln Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aln Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Aln Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Aln Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heddon Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Aln Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wansbeck Road South | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Whalton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wansbeck Road South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Howick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howick Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Howick Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Falstone Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wansbeck Road North | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tarset Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wansbeck Road South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Heddon Close | β |
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