Total Crime Rate
104.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Warkworth Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Lemington , and the 319th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Warkworth Street (NE15 8ED) in the last 12 months was 104.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% higher than the Lemington average (92.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Warkworth Street (NE15 8ED), the main crime hotspot is near Northumberland Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lemington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hartside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Northumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Northumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Park Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Northumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tewkesbury Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Northumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Northumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Northumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Valley View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Valley View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Northumberland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Loraine Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Woodburn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Woodburn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Quarry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Northumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Northumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Northumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Percy Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hartside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | West View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Henlow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Northumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gladstone Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hartside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Percy Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Northumberland Road | Under investigation |
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