Total Crime Rate

61.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.9 6/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

West Avenue area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 332nd 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 West Avenue (NE3 4ES) in the last 12 months was 61.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% 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 Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Avenue (NE3 4ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodbine Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Cross Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Linden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary South Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodbine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linden Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Cross Street —
Sep 2025Other theft South Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodbine Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft South Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broomfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broomfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Archibald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons West Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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