Total Crime Rate

157.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.9 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 157.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 107.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cheviot View area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Castle , and the 190th 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 Cheviot View (NE13 7EQ) in the last 12 months was 157.7 per 1,000 residents and was 267.4% higher than the Castle average (42.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 107.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheviot View (NE13 7EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Drysdale Crescent. Police recorded 27 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 Cheviot View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elvet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dene Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grey Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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