Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 100.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Meadowfield Avenue area has the 24th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 333rd 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 Meadowfield Avenue (NE3 3NS) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowfield Avenue (NE3 3NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leagreen Court (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadowfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Carrfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Reay Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Reay Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Falstone Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Willowfield Avenue 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Leagreen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Falstone Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leagreen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leagreen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leagreen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leagreen Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Felton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leagreen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carrfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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