Total Crime Rate

211.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 211.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Chapel View area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Castle , and the 156th 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 Chapel View (NE13 7EB) in the last 12 months was 211.6 per 1,000 residents and was 344.3% higher than the Castle average (47.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 141.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 78.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel View (NE13 7EB), the main crime hotspot is near Drysdale Crescent. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dene Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drysdale Crescent —
Sep 2025Other crime Brookside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dene Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Grey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drysdale Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Augusta Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Austral Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Drysdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drysdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Drysdale Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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