Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE3 3PW
How much crime is recorded in NE3 3PW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Gosforth
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,829 (2024)
How safe is NE3 3PW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE3 3PW 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
19.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 3PWNational
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Shoplifting9.58.4
Other theft5.64.5
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Robbery3.71.4
Public order3.14.6
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Burglary2.59.1
Other crime1.51.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.