Total Crime Rate

208.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 208.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 68.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 30.8 7/10
  • Other crime 16.6 10/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kenton Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 131st highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kenton Lane (NE3 3EA) in the last 12 months was 208.5 per 1,000 residents and was 69.3% higher than the Blakelaw average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 68.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kenton Lane (NE3 3EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elvaston Crescent (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kenton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Apperley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ponteland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Matlock Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dowding Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashover Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Bedale Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neston Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elvaston Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byrness Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shipton Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byrness Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byrness Close —
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Data Sources

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