Total Crime Rate

17.9 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 17.9 2/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Elmfield Road 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 Elmfield Road (NE3 4BY) 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 Elmfield Road (NE3 4BY), the main crime hotspot is near Fernville Road. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elmfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Briarfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fernville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elmfield Grove Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolsingham Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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