Crime Rates at Chester Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1AU

Chester Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Heaton , and the 87th lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Street (NE2 1AU) in the last 12 months was 18.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.1% lower than the Heaton average (81.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Street (NE2 1AU), the main crime hotspot is near Prince Albert Terrace. Police recorded 221 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.