Total Crime Rate

253.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 253.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 191.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 32.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Willowfield Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 92nd 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 Willowfield Avenue (NE3 3NH) in the last 12 months was 253.1 per 1,000 residents and was 174.8% 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 Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Willowfield Avenue (NE3 3NH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willowfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fawdon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mapledene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carrfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carrfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Carrfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Felton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fawdon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Willowfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Delamere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delamere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Delamere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Falstone Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Falstone Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fawdon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fawdon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fawdon Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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