Total Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 23.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 9.8 2/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Budleigh Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 130th lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Budleigh Road (NE3 3TP) in the last 12 months was 23.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% lower than the Fawdon & West Gosforth average (92.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Budleigh Road (NE3 3TP), 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 Budleigh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Hillsview Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alverton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Delamere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambridge Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Delamere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambridge Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambridge Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Madron Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Madron Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madron Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambridge Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delamere Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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