Crime Rates at Lanercost Drive, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 2DH

Lanercost Drive area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham , and the 452nd lowest crime rate of 903 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 Lanercost Drive (NE5 2DH) in the last 12 months was 87.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% lower than the West Fenham average (118.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lanercost Drive (NE5 2DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fox And Hounds Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Cuthbert'S Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.