Crime Rates at Gowland Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 9NE

Gowland Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gowland Avenue (NE4 9NE) in the last 12 months was 296.4 per 1,000 residents and was 150.9% higher than the West Fenham average (118.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -56.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 132.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 173.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gowland Avenue (NE4 9NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Middleton Avenue, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shipley Avenue (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.