Total Crime Rate

106.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 106.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 8/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

North Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 371st highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Avenue (NE3 4DU) in the last 12 months was 106.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 40.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Avenue (NE3 4DU), the main crime hotspot is near Broomfield Road. Police recorded 13 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 North Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Briarfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Baronswood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linden Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broomfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Linden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broomfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Archibald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodbine Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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