Total Crime Rate

77.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 77.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.3 6/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hartford Road area has the 49th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 405th 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 Hartford Road (NE3 5LE) in the last 12 months was 77.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartford Road (NE3 5LE), the main crime hotspot is near Harewood Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hartford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harewood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Burnside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitebridge Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitebridge Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charleswood Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Broadway East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grange Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harewood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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