Total Crime Rate

83.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.6 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 83.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.6 6/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Falstone Square area has the 35th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 404th 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 Falstone Square (NE3 3NY) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% lower than the Fawdon & West Gosforth average (92.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Falstone Square (NE3 3NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heddon Close, where police recorded 36 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 Falstone Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aln Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howick Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leagreen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leagreen Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Leagreen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leagreen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leagreen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leagreen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Carrfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carrfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carrfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Falstone Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Falstone Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Felton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howick Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aln Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Aln Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Aln Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Willowfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aln Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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