Total Crime Rate
176.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Edgefield Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 204th 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 Edgefield Avenue (NE3 3AA) in the last 12 months was 176.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% 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 Drugs with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 366.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 69.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edgefield Avenue (NE3 3AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ambridge Way (19 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 | Vehicle crime | Brunton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ambridge Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Meadows | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ambridge Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ambridge Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ambridge Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Delamere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Matfen Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Matfen Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crantock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Carrfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fulbrook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fulbrook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milne Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bodmin Way | Under investigation |
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