Total Crime Rate

94.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 94.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park Avenue area has the 26th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 349th highest crime rate of 894 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 94.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% 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 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coquet Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Park Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coquet Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Wansbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wansbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hepple Way —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Budle Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harbottle Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Glanton Wynd Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glanton Wynd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coquet Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coquet Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coquet Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wansbeck Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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