Total Crime Rate

355.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 355.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 244.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Willowfield Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 66th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Willowfield Avenue (NE3 3NH) in the last 12 months was 355.1 per 1,000 residents and was 206.9% higher than the Fawdon & West Gosforth average (115.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 172.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willowfield Avenue (NE3 3NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Delamere Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Willowfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brunton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heddon Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fawdon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Falstone Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bodmin Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Delamere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milne Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heddon Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Carrfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matfen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matfen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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