Total Crime Rate

362.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

159.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 362.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 159.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.5 10/10
  • Other theft 36.2 10/10
  • Public order 36.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.0 10/10
  • Burglary 21.7 10/10
  • Other crime 21.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.5 10/10
  • Robbery 14.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Limewood Court area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Arthur's Hill , and the 55th highest crime rate of 894 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 Limewood Court (NE2 4DB) in the last 12 months was 362.3 per 1,000 residents and was 266.1% higher than the Arthur's Hill average (99.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 159.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limewood Court (NE2 4DB), the main crime hotspot is near Dairy Lane. 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 Limewood Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Claremont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheraton Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Windmill Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Claremont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dairy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dairy Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sheraton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Dairy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunter'S Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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