Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE3 3TS
How much crime is recorded in NE3 3TS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fawdon South
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,167 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
How safe is NE3 3TS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE3 3TS 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
25.5
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 3TSNational
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Shoplifting11.28.4
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Burglary2.39.1
Other crime2.11.5
Robbery1.91.4
Public order1.84.6
Other theft1.64.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Drugs1.12.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.