Total Crime Rate

124.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 124.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.0 9/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kenton Lane area has the 41st highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 314th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kenton Lane (NE3 3EB) in the last 12 months was 124.0 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% lower than the Blakelaw average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kenton Lane (NE3 3EB), the main crime hotspot is near Moor Lane. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kenton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elvaston Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kelvedon Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kelvedon Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wansfell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elvaston Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Moor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elvaston Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wansfell Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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