Total Crime Rate

114.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 114.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.5 9/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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 19th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 281st highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Trowbridge Way (NE3 3TH) in the last 12 months was 114.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Trowbridge Way (NE3 3TH), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delamere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambridge Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambridge Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambridge Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madron Close
Apr 2026Public order Madron Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madron Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alverton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambridge Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hillsview Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Delamere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Delamere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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