Total Crime Rate

67.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Arkleside Place area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Chapel , and the 355th lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Arkleside Place (NE5 1BA) in the last 12 months was 67.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% higher than the Chapel average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arkleside Place (NE5 1BA), 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 Milecastle Court (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Arkleside Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ashdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashdale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashdale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chapel House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel House Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel House Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel House Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel House Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashdale Crescent
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Head Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hill Head Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hill Head Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hill Head Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milecastle Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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