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

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 1AB) 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 1AB), 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.