Total Crime Rate

206.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 206.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Other crime 13.5 10/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Farnham Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Lemington , and the 137th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Farnham Street (NE15 8RF) in the last 12 months was 206.3 per 1,000 residents and was 124.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 85.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farnham Street (NE15 8RF), the main crime hotspot is near Lesbury Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Waverley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bewick Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lesbury Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waverley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fernwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fernwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sugley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sugley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Waverley Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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