Total Crime Rate

119.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Carrfield Road 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 Carrfield Road (NE3 3BA) 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 Carrfield Road (NE3 3BA), the main crime hotspot is near Souter Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carrfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Reay Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Souter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carrfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Carrfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Souter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Souter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Souter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Willowfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leagreen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leagreen Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Leagreen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leagreen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leagreen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leagreen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carrfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Reay Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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