Crime Rates at Gretton Place, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE7 7AJ

Gretton Place area has the 40th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 202nd lowest crime rate of 895 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gretton Place (NE7 7AJ) in the last 12 months was 34.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% lower than the Dene & South Gosforth average (50.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gretton Place (NE7 7AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hospital, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastlands (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.