Total Crime Rate

810.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 810.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 423.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.1 10/10
  • Public order 57.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.7 10/10
  • Other theft 38.5 10/10
  • Burglary 35.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.1 10/10
  • Other crime 22.4 10/10
  • Robbery 9.6 9/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Smithy Lane area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Lamesley , and the 11th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smithy Lane (NE11 0EX) in the last 12 months was 810.9 per 1,000 residents and was 490.8% higher than the Lamesley average (137.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 132 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 141.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithy Lane (NE11 0EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodford, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Smithy Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Smithy Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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Data Sources

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