Total Crime Rate
21.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Linden 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 4HB) 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 4HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodbine Road, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broomfield Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fawdon & West Gosforth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodbine Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Linden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawthorn Road West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | West Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Linden Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Woodbine Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Broomfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Broomfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Baronswood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Archibald Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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