Total Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 57.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 14.3 3/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hawthorn Road area has the 47th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 362nd lowest crime rate of 894 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 Hawthorn Road (NE3 4DE) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawthorn Road (NE3 4DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Cross Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ivy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order South Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Poplars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leslie Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Cross Street —
Apr 2026Other theft South Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Poplars Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Causey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Linden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Cross Street —
Apr 2026Other theft The Poplars Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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