Total Crime Rate

131.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 131.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Leazes area has the 14th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Callerton & Throckley , and the 286th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Leazes (NE15 8QP) in the last 12 months was 131.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% higher than the Callerton & Throckley average (109.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Leazes (NE15 8QP), the main crime hotspot is near The By-Way. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Leazes area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winshields Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leazes Parkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holeyn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Vallum Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Vallum Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leazes Parkway Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawkwell Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The By-Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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