Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE3 2AH
How much crime is recorded in NE3 2AH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fawdon South
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,376 (2024)
How safe is NE3 2AH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE3 2AH 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
19.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 2AHNational
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Burglary10.09.1
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other theft1.24.5
Theft from the person1.22.1
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Public order1.04.6
Shoplifting0.68.4
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.