Crime Rates at Southway, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 7RB

Southway area has the 15th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Lemington , and the 420th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southway (NE15 7RB) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% lower than the Lemington average (102.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southway (NE15 7RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wood Grove, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hedgeley Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.