Total Crime Rate
78.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fox & Hounds Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham , and the 429th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fox & Hounds Road (NE5 2EL) in the last 12 months was 78.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% lower than the West Fenham average (99.7 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fox & Hounds Road (NE5 2EL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westacres Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stocksfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stocksfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stocksfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fox And Hounds Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lemington Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tillmouth Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tillmouth Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rothley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rothley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fox And Hounds Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bruce Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pease Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Cuthbert'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Cuthbert'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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