Total Crime Rate

89.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Mitford Place area has the 40th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 444th highest crime rate of 903 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 Mitford Place (NE3 3PQ) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% lower than the Fawdon & West Gosforth average (115.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 102.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mitford Place (NE3 3PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Souter Road. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mitford Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Souter Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Souter Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aln Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aln Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aln Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matfen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matfen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Souter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Jubilee Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Agnes Maria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wansbeck Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Carrfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wansbeck Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wansbeck Road South Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mitford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Whalton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Welford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Meadows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heddon Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heddon Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leagreen Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leagreen Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Coxlodge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Falstone Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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