Total Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 42.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 11.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Henshaw Place area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham , and the 265th lowest crime rate of 894 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 Henshaw Place (NE5 2HL) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% lower than the West Fenham average (99.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Henshaw Place (NE5 2HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Slatyford Lane, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coldstream Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Henshaw Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ancroft Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slatyford Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Slatyford Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silverhill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jedburgh Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coldstream Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keswick Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Countess Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Countess Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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