Total Crime Rate
45.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Strathmore Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 247th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Strathmore Road (NE3 5JS) in the last 12 months was 45.9 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% 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 Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Strathmore Road (NE3 5JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harewood Road (15 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 | Other theft | Great North Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Burnside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Great North Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harewood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Harewood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grange Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Broadway East | Under investigation |
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