Total Crime Rate
28.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Falstone 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 7ST) 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 7ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harle Close, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linbridge Drive (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harle Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Haughton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mapperley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harle Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harle Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harle Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harle Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Northlea | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Styford Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Southway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hedgeley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haughton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haughton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Southway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Burnside | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wallington Drive | Under investigation |
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