Total Crime Rate
70.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mapperley Drive area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Lemington , and the 370th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mapperley Drive (NE15 7RT) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% lower than the Lemington average (102.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mapperley Drive (NE15 7RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wood Grove, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillside Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Lemington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | West Copperas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wallington Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Vincents Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avalon Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hillside Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wood Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodvale Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodvale Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wallington Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cranford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wallington Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Centurion Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Moorway Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Moorway Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Vincents Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Ramparts | Under investigation |
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