Total Crime Rate

327.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 327.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 125.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.4 10/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Farnham Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Lemington , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 903 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 Farnham Street (NE15 8RF) in the last 12 months was 327.4 per 1,000 residents and was 219.0% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 98.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farnham Street (NE15 8RF), the main crime hotspot is near Montague Street. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Farnham Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ottringham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montague Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sugley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Farnham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lesbury Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lesbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lesbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Orchard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montague Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montague Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montague Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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