Gosforth and Great Park vs Houghton

Gosforth and Great Park has a safety score of 11/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,289 crimes in the last 12 months. Houghton has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) with 4,355 crimes. Gosforth and Great Park scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Gosforth and Great Park shows a year-on-year crime trend of -13.4% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Houghton shows -11.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Gosforth and Great Park, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (969 incidents). In Houghton, it is Violent Crime (1,518 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Gosforth and Great Park recorded 459 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Houghton recorded 648. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Gosforth and Great Park totalled 969 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 1,518 in Houghton. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Gosforth and Great Park recorded 3,797 crimes (now 3,289, a change of -13.4%). Houghton recorded 4,909 crimes previously (now 4,355, -11.3%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Gosforth and Great Park has a resolution rate of 32.1% and Houghton has 26.6%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Gosforth and Great Park falls within the Northumbria Police boundary. Houghton is covered by Northumbria Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Gosforth and Great Park and Houghton. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.