Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE3 2LH
How much crime is recorded in NE3 2LH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Gosforth
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,560 (2024)
How safe is NE3 2LH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE3 2LH 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
22.6
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).
NE3 2LHNational
Violence and sexual offences15.723.6
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Burglary5.09.1
Public order4.14.6
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Other theft1.84.5
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.71.4
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.