Total Crime Rate

135.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.9 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 135.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 34.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 27.1 7/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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

Vicars Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dene & South Gosforth , and the 226th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vicars Lane (NE7 7NS) in the last 12 months was 135.7 per 1,000 residents and was 181.9% higher than the Dene & South Gosforth average (48.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicars Lane (NE7 7NS), the main crime hotspot is near Clent Way. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vicars Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesters Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longbenton —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesters Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person West Farm Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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