Total Crime Rate

100.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 100.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · 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 48th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 327th highest crime rate of 894 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 100.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% lower than the Blakelaw average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kenton Lane (NE3 3EB), the main crime hotspot is near Elvaston Crescent. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 12 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 (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodleigh View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasswell Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodleigh View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodleigh View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scafell Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scafell Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grasswell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bedale Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neston Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elvaston Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodleigh View —
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Data Sources

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