Total Crime Rate

70.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 70.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mapperley 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 7RU) 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 7RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wood Grove, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moorway Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mapperley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Vincents Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moorway Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodvale Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodvale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood Grove —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moorway Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linnel Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Vincents Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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