Total Crime Rate

45.9 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 45.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Woolerton Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Lemington , and the 248th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woolerton Drive (NE15 7RX) in the last 12 months was 45.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% lower than the Lemington average (102.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woolerton Drive (NE15 7RX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Woolerton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Vincents Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moorway Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodvale Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wallington Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Vincents Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallington Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodvale Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wallington Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moorway Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hillside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linnel Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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