Total Crime Rate

547.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 547.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 287.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.4 10/10
  • Public order 57.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Other theft 16.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.9 9/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.1 9/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
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

Pensford Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Castle , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pensford Court (NE3 2RA) in the last 12 months was 547.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1049.1% higher than the Castle average (47.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 183.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -47.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 108.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 124.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pensford Court (NE3 2RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ebchester Court, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petherton Court (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pensford Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ebchester Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warbeck Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ebchester Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petherton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ebchester Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petherton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ilminster Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ilminster Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ebchester Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Warbeck Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ebchester Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Warbeck Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ebchester Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Poynings Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ebchester Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ebchester Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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