Total Crime Rate

95.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 95.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Farlam Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham , and the 346th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Farlam Road (NE5 2TL) in the last 12 months was 95.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% lower than the West Fenham average (99.7 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farlam Road (NE5 2TL), the main crime hotspot is near Cromdale Place. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Farlam Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mardale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromdale Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mardale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wansford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Slatyford Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Slatyford Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotehill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromdale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromdale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cromdale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mardale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromdale Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromdale Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromdale Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Redewood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silloth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bowness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bowness Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shap Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silloth Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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