Total Crime Rate
70.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nursery Gardens area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in West Fenham , and the 369th 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 Nursery Gardens (NE5 2TT) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nursery Gardens (NE5 2TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ancroft Place, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Cuthbert'S Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In West Fenham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Allonby Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanercost Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hesleyside Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hesleyside Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Cuthbert'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Cuthbert'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanercost Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allonby Way | Under investigation |
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