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Crime in NE3 5JP

How much crime is recorded in NE3 5JP, 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)
Crime

How safe is NE3 5JP

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 5JP 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
By type

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 5JPNational
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
Trend

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.

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