Total Crime Rate

96.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.7 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 96.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Trowbridge Way area has the 25th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 341st 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 Trowbridge Way (NE3 3TE) in the last 12 months was 96.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Trowbridge Way (NE3 3TE), the main crime hotspot is near Ambridge Way. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Trowbridge Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambridge Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delamere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hillsview Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Afton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambridge Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambridge Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambridge Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Delamere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alverton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madron Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Madron Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madron Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Delamere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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