Crime Rates at Edgefield Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 3AA

Edgefield Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 272nd highest crime rate of 894 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 Edgefield Avenue (NE3 3AA) in the last 12 months was 119.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% 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 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ambridge Way (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.