Total Crime Rate

22.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 22.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moor Place area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 91st 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 Moor Place (NE3 4AL) in the last 12 months was 22.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% lower than the Dene & South Gosforth average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moor Place (NE3 4AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roseworth Avenue, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Graham Park Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Moor Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield Park
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Roseworth Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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