Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE3 2PE
How much crime is recorded in NE3 2PE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fawdon South
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,293 (2024)
How safe is NE3 2PE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE3 2PE area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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 2PENational
Violence and sexual offences23.123.6
Anti-social behaviour13.710.7
Public order9.64.6
Burglary8.69.1
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Other theft2.14.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Other crime1.51.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.