Crime Rate in Lemington, ward

Lemington has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 wards in Newcastle upon Tyne district and the 1671st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 149th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Lemington in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% lower than the Newcastle upon Tyne district average (145.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lemington’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 321 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -30.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 385 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lemington ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Greenfinch Way, with 55 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Montague Street (14 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.