Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE2 3PD
How much crime is recorded in NE2 3PD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Gosforth
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,601 (2024)
How safe is NE2 3PD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE2 3PD area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NE2 3PDNational
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Burglary11.89.1
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Other theft3.34.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other crime1.81.5
Public order1.24.6
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Shoplifting0.58.4
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.