Total Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 82.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Netherby Drive area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham , and the 426th 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 Netherby Drive (NE5 2RU) in the last 12 months was 82.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% lower than the West Fenham average (118.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Netherby Drive (NE5 2RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bingfield Gardens, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southmead Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Netherby Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Robsheugh Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lindfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southmead Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirkheaton Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Kirkheaton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dissington Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hesleyside Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blakemoor Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hesleyside Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Acomb Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Acomb Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acomb Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acomb Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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