Total Crime Rate
6.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Park Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Fawdon & West Gosforth , and the 11th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Park Drive (NE3 5QB) in the last 12 months was 6.0 per 1,000 residents and was 94.8% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order 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.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Drive (NE3 5QB), the main crime hotspot is near Juniper Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Fawdon & West Gosforth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Easdale Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Linwood Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Juniper Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Juniper Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Juniper Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Juniper Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Conningsby Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brackenside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Charleswood | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kingsley Avenue | Under investigation |
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