Total Crime Rate

93.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Slatyford Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham , and the 423rd highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Slatyford Lane (NE5 2SJ) in the last 12 months was 93.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -92.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Slatyford Lane (NE5 2SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shap Lane (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Slatyford Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allonby Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Henshaw Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shap Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Redewood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wasdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allonby Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Slatyford Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Stapleford Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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