Total Crime Rate

397.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 397.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 343.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 40.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 5/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Robbery 11.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Chapel House Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Chapel , and the 47th 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 Chapel House Drive (NE5 1AA) in the last 12 months was 397.8 per 1,000 residents and was 617.0% higher than the Chapel average (55.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel House Drive (NE5 1AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chapel House Road, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel House Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashdale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Northcote Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northcote Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northcote Avenue
Apr 2026Other theft Alderney Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alderney Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chapel House Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Chapel House Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel House Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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