Total Crime Rate

177.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 177.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 54.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Burglary 29.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.7 10/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Chesters area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Chapel , and the 154th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Chesters (NE5 1AF) in the last 12 months was 177.2 per 1,000 residents and was 219.4% higher than the Chapel average (55.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 173.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Chesters (NE5 1AF), the main crime hotspot is near Beckside Gardens. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Chesters area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beckside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Barbondale Lonnen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Chapel House Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Chapel House Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brookfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bracknell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hawthorn Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hawthorn Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckside Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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