Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 125.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 8.3 2/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Arnside Walk area has the 10th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Chapel , and the 261st 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 Arnside Walk (NE5 1EA) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 125.3% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arnside Walk (NE5 1EA), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 53 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 Arnside Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesham Gardens
Apr 2026Other theft Alderney Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bracknell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brookfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Barbondale Lonnen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Alderney Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caversham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caversham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chudleigh Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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