Total Crime Rate

217.6 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 217.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 64.9 10/10
  • Public order 26.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Sugley Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Lemington , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 903 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 Sugley Street (NE15 8RS) in the last 12 months was 217.6 per 1,000 residents and was 112.0% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs 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 ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 103.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sugley Street (NE15 8RS), 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 Sugley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sugley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Farnham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lesbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Orchard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Addison Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West View
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lesbury Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montague Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Johnson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montague Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Montague Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Montague Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lesbury Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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