Fawdon South
Middle areaCentral Newcastle upon Tyne. 10,099 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Fawdon South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Fawdon South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Fawdon South at a rate of 74.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 118.7 per 1,000 people across Newcastle upon Tyne.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 272 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 167 |
| Other crime | 149 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 60 |
| Burglary | 33 |
| Vehicle crime | 30 |
| Shoplifting | 22 |
| Drug offences | 7 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Fawdon South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Fawdon South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Fawdon South at a rate of 74.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 118.7 per 1,000 people across Newcastle upon Tyne.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 62 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Fawdon South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (272), anti-social behaviour (167) and other crime (149).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Newcastle upon Tyne
These figures are published for the whole of Newcastle upon Tyne, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Newcastle upon Tyne and not Fawdon South alone. See Newcastle upon Tyne
Fawdon South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Fawdon South was £155,000 in 2025.
Fawdon South had 10,103 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Fawdon South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Fawdon South, 99.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.