Crime Rates at Grange Lane, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5AE

Grange Lane area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 66th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grange Lane (NE16 5AE) in the last 12 months was 14.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.6% lower than the Dunston Hill and Whickham East average (109.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grange Lane (NE16 5AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mayfield, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Greystoke Gardens (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.