Total Crime Rate

82.0 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 82.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bennett Court area has the 14th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Lemington , and the 423rd lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bennett Court (NE15 8EF) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% lower than the Lemington average (102.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bennett Court (NE15 8EF), the main crime hotspot is near Lesbury Street. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bennett Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Northumberland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Valley View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Valley View —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Store Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Store Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Store Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Johnson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shipley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shipley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shipley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West View —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartside Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lesbury Street —
Sep 2025Public order The Orchard Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lemington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lemington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lesbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Henlow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Riversdale Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lesbury Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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