Total Crime Rate
90.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elm Grove area has the 39th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 439th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Grove (NE3 2RX) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elm Grove (NE3 2RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brotherlee Road (14 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 | Fawdon Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linhope Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cairns Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Meadows | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linhope Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brotherlee Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Strathearn Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brunton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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