Total Crime Rate

98.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dorrington Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 401st 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 Dorrington Road (NE3 2QH) in the last 12 months was 98.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.6% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 67.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorrington Road (NE3 2QH), the main crime hotspot is near Fawdon Park Close. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dorrington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Espley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartington Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartington Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartington Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Fawdon Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Fawdon Park Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Fawdon Park Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Amherst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Warwick Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnard Green —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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