Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE3 3UJ
How much crime is recorded in NE3 3UJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Coxlodge & West Gosforth
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,615 (2024)
How safe is NE3 3UJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE3 3UJ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 3UJNational
Violence and sexual offences7.623.6
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Burglary2.89.1
Other theft2.34.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Public order1.94.6
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Shoplifting0.58.4
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.