Total Crime Rate

77.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.2 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 77.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 22.2 5/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Fennel Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Longhorsley , and the 381st highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fennel Way (NE61 3FF) in the last 12 months was 77.6 per 1,000 residents and was 96.0% higher than the Longhorsley average (39.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 83.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fennel Way (NE61 3FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pennyroyal Drive, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elecampane Lane (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fennel Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spindle Tree Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marigold Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marigold Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fennel Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marigold Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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