Total Crime Rate
17.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Parker Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 60th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Parker Avenue (NE3 4BE) in the last 12 months was 17.9 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% 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 Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Parker Avenue (NE3 4BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broomfield Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fernville Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fawdon & West Gosforth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Briarfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Broomfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Broomfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westfield Park | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fernville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawthorn Road West | Under investigation |
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