Total Crime Rate
13.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hawthorn Gardens area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 44th lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hawthorn Gardens (NE3 3DE) in the last 12 months was 13.0 per 1,000 residents and was 89.5% lower than the Blakelaw average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Hawthorn Gardens (NE3 3DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Somersby Drive, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maywood Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Drummond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alverton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Carnforth Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Madron Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Madron Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Madron Close | Under investigation |
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