Crime Rate in Kenton, ward

Kenton has the 13th lowest crime rate of 26 wards in Newcastle upon Tyne district and the 1944th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 169th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Kenton in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% lower than the Newcastle upon Tyne district average (145.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Kenton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 437 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 176.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 556 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Kenton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.