Crime Rates at Fenham, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 3AN

This area has the 8th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 104th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (NE5 3AN) in the last 12 months was 280.4 per 1,000 residents and was 98.7% higher than the Blakelaw average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 155.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode NE5 3AN, the main crime hotspot is near Moorhead Mews. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.