Total Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 57.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Leagreen Court area has the 46th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 365th 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 Leagreen Court (NE3 3UW) in the last 12 months was 57.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leagreen Court (NE3 3UW), the main crime hotspot is near Souter Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leagreen Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Leagreen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Felton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Souter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Souter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Souter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Souter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Reay Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Reay Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Welford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craster Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leagreen Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craster Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leagreen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leagreen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carrfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leagreen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carrfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Falstone Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leagreen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Carrfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Falstone Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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