Total Crime Rate

90.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 90.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ottershaw area has the 10th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Lemington , and the 441st highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ottershaw (NE15 7XP) in the last 12 months was 90.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ottershaw (NE15 7XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St George'S Terrace, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ottershaw (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ottershaw area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ottringham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ormiston Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ordley Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting St George'S Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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