Total Crime Rate

21.0 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 21.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Linden Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 78th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Linden Road (NE3 4HA) in the last 12 months was 21.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2023.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linden Road (NE3 4HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodbine Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Archibald Street (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Linden Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodbine Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Linden Avenue
Sep 2025Public order Archibald Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broomfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broomfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodbine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawthorn Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Linden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons West Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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