Crime Rates at Banbury Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 3SP

Banbury Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 129th 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 Banbury Road (NE3 3SP) in the last 12 months was 211.4 per 1,000 residents and was 129.5% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 100.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Banbury Road (NE3 3SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ambridge Way (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.