Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE3 3XS
How much crime is recorded in NE3 3XS, 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
- 1,569 (2024)
NE3 3XSNewcastle upon Tyne
How safe is NE3 3XS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE3 3XS 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
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 3XSNational
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Shoplifting12.78.4
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Public order8.14.6
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Burglary5.59.1
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Other crime3.01.5
Other theft2.14.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Robbery1.41.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.