Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE3 2LR
How much crime is recorded in NE3 2LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fawdon South
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,362 (2024)
How safe is NE3 2LR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE3 2LR area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 2LRNational
Violence and sexual offences27.323.6
Anti-social behaviour25.010.7
Burglary12.39.1
Public order8.44.6
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Other crime1.31.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 55% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.