Total Crime Rate

25.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 25.5 3/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Briarfield Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 903 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 Briarfield Road (NE3 3UE) in the last 12 months was 25.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briarfield Road (NE3 3UE), the main crime hotspot is near The Firs. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Briarfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolsingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolsingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolsingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Briarfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Elmfield Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Firs Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolsingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broomfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broomfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Baronswood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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