Total Crime Rate

38.9 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 38.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Melmerby Close area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 212th 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 Melmerby Close (NE3 5JA) in the last 12 months was 38.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melmerby Close (NE3 5JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Celandine Close, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitebridge Park (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Melmerby Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitebridge Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitebridge Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Whitebridge Parkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Whitebridge Parkway Under investigation
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Data Sources

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