Total Crime Rate
67.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Arkleside 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.
View Crime In Chapel| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chapel House Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chapel House Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashdale Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ashdale Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashdale Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashdale Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel House Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chapel House Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chapel House Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashdale Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chapel House Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chapel House Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chapel House Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chapel House Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chapel House Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashdale Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hill Head Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hill Head Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hill Head Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hill Head Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milecastle Court | Under investigation |
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