Total Crime Rate

46.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 46.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Lanercost Drive area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham , and the 249th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lanercost Drive (NE5 2DL) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lanercost Drive (NE5 2DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ancroft Place, where police recorded 19 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lanercost Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Kirkheaton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Robsheugh Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Robsheugh Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lanercost Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lanercost Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirkheaton Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Cuthbert'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hesleyside Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hesleyside Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Cuthbert'S Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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