Crime Rates at Park Avenue, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 2NS

Park Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 282nd 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 Park Avenue (NE3 2NS) in the last 12 months was 133.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (NE3 2NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coquet Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.