Total Crime Rate
18.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kenton Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 83rd lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kenton Road (NE3 4PE) in the last 12 months was 18.5 per 1,000 residents and was 85.0% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kenton Road (NE3 4PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fernville Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Osbaldeston Gardens (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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