Total Crime Rate

28.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 28.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 4.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Falstone Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 34 local areas in Lemington , and the 166th lowest crime rate of 894 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 Falstone Avenue (NE15 7SS) in the last 12 months was 28.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% lower than the Lemington average (92.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Falstone Avenue (NE15 7SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harle Close, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hedgeley Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Falstone Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Southway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harle Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hedgeley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Southway Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shelford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shelford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Styford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northlea —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mapperley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wallington Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haughton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haughton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haughton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Burnside —
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Data Sources

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