Total Crime Rate

148.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 148.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 108.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.1 10/10
  • Public order 27.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bamburgh Walk area has the 12th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 197th 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 Bamburgh Walk (NE3 3PH) in the last 12 months was 148.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 108.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bamburgh Walk (NE3 3PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 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 Bamburgh Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Reay Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beadnell Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Falstone Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craster Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craster Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Falstone Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Welford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wansbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Reay Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wansbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wansbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leagreen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harbottle Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Felton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leagreen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leagreen Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Hepple Way

Data Sources

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