Total Crime Rate
177.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Etal Lane area has the 28th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 203rd 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 Etal Lane (NE5 4AQ) in the last 12 months was 177.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 99.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Etal Lane (NE5 4AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kidlandlee Green (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blakelaw| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shirlaw Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kidlandlee Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kielder Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kielder Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Herrick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Herrick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herrick Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Briarside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kidlandlee Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kidlandlee Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Kidlandlee Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Kidlandlee Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kidlandlee Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kidlandlee Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kidlandlee Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yetholm Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Yetholm Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Garthfield Corner | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Garthfield Corner | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lazonby Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Langleeford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kidlandlee Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Denton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Matlock Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denton Grove | Under investigation |
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