Total Crime Rate
7.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Salters Court area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 13th 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 Salters Court (NE3 5BH) in the last 12 months was 7.2 per 1,000 residents and was 88.0% lower than the Dene & South Gosforth average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Salters Court (NE3 5BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Commercial Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near William Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dene & South Gosforth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowes Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridgewood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarance Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Commercial Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Commercial Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Commercial Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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