Crime Rates at Columbia Grange, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 3JP

Columbia Grange area has the 20th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 286th highest crime rate of 894 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 113.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% 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 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shandon Way (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.