Total Crime Rate

79.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 79.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Newlands Avenue area has the 46th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 414th 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 Newlands Avenue (NE3 5PY) in the last 12 months was 79.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 800.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newlands Avenue (NE3 5PY), the main crime hotspot is near Greenriggs Avenue. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newlands Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Whitebridge Parkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Whitebridge Parkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Conningsby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitebridge Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitebridge Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Greenriggs Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenriggs Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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