Total Crime Rate

177.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 177.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.4 9/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Etal 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.

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Crime Over Time in Etal Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirlaw Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Kidlandlee Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kielder Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kielder Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Herrick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Herrick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herrick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Briarside Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kidlandlee Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kidlandlee Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kidlandlee Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Kidlandlee Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kidlandlee Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kidlandlee Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kidlandlee Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yetholm Place —
Sep 2025Public order Yetholm Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garthfield Corner Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garthfield Corner Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lazonby Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Langleeford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kidlandlee Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Denton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Matlock Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denton Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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