Total Crime Rate

118.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 118.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Burglary 21.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Beckside Gardens area has the 12th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Chapel , and the 330th highest crime rate of 903 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 Beckside Gardens (NE5 1BQ) in the last 12 months was 118.1 per 1,000 residents and was 128.9% higher than the Chapel average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 237.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beckside Gardens (NE5 1BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Beckside Gardens. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beckside Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beckside Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beckside Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bracknell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary The Chesters Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bracknell Gardens —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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