Crime Rates at Chapel House Drive, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 1AB

Chapel House Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Chapel , and the 124th 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 House Drive (NE5 1AB) in the last 12 months was 255.5 per 1,000 residents and was 395.0% higher than the Chapel average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel House Drive (NE5 1AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chapel House Road, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.