Total Crime Rate

489.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

165.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 489.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 255.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 165.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.0 9/10
  • Robbery 62.1 10/10
  • Public order 24.1 10/10
  • Other crime 17.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.3 10/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Union Hall Road area has the highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Lemington , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Union Hall Road (NE15 8BA) in the last 12 months was 489.7 per 1,000 residents and was 432.5% higher than the Lemington average (92.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 165.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Hall Road (NE15 8BA), the main crime hotspot is near Union Hall Road. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Union Hall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addison Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kirkston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Waverley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Waverley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Union Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bewick Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lesbury Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fernwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fernwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Hall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Hall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hartside Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hartside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addison Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Addison Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hartside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartside Under investigation
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Data Sources

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