Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE3 3NT
How much crime is recorded in NE3 3NT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fawdon South
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,386 (2024)
NE3 3NTNewcastle upon Tyne
How safe is NE3 3NT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE3 3NT area, below 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
25.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 3NTNational
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Burglary7.79.1
Public order7.14.6
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other theft3.54.5
Other crime3.31.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Shoplifting0.68.4
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% 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.