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Crime · South Gosforth
Reported crime in central South Gosforth
2,569 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 73 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
2,569
Rate / 1,000
73
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 561 | 22% |
| Anti social behaviour | 511 | 20% |
| Shoplifting | 372 | 14% |
| Public order | 202 | 8% |
| Other theft | 181 | 7% |
| Vehicle crime | 181 | 7% |
| Burglary | 161 | 6% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 158 | 6% |
| Other crime | 72 | 3% |
| Bicycle theft | 58 | 2% |
| Robbery | 40 | 2% |
| Drugs | 39 | 2% |
| Theft from the person | 17 | 1% |
| Possession of weapons | 16 | 1% |
Category by month
| Category | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 56 | 60 | 58 | 48 | 67 | 45 | 9 | 43 | 38 | 31 | 52 | 54 | 561 |
| Anti social behaviour | 53 | 42 | 58 | 38 | 54 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 39 | 49 | 53 | 43 | 511 |
| Shoplifting | 30 | 36 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 1 | 24 | 30 | 34 | 41 | 69 | 372 |
| Public order | 21 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 202 |
| Other theft | 22 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 181 |
| Vehicle crime | 15 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 181 |
| Burglary | 17 | 16 | 9 | 27 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 161 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 16 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 24 | 158 | |
| Other crime | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 72 | |
| Bicycle theft | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 58 | |
| Robbery | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 40 | |
| Drugs | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 39 |
| Theft from the person | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | ||||
| Possession of weapons | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||||
| Total | 256 | 240 | 257 | 261 | 257 | 195 | 67 | 154 | 198 | 188 | 240 | 256 | 2569 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering South Gosforth, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 35,344.