Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE3 1EF
How much crime is recorded in NE3 1EF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Gosforth
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,972 (2024)
How safe is NE3 1EF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE3 1EF area, well 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
19.8
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).
NE3 1EFNational
Burglary12.19.1
Vehicle crime8.63.5
Violence and sexual offences6.723.6
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Public order5.54.6
Other theft2.24.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Theft from the person0.82.1
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
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.