Total Crime Rate

103.0 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 103.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Columbia Grange area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 388th 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 Columbia Grange (NE3 3JP) in the last 12 months was 103.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Columbia Grange (NE3 3JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sherringham Avenue, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shandon Way (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Columbia Grange area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Apsley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Runnymede Way β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Runnymede Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Runnymede Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Redland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laith Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Apsley Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Madron Close β€”

Data Sources

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