Total Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bywell Avenue 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 Bywell Avenue (NE15 7RJ) 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 Bywell Avenue (NE15 7RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Buteland Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bywell Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wallington Drive —
Sep 2025Public order The Ramparts Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highwood Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Centurion Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wharmlands Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Morley Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodvale Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodvale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wallington Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood Grove —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Copperas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hillside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallington Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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