Total Crime Rate

12.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.0 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 12.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 4.0 1/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Chadderton Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Callerton & Throckley , and the 35th lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chadderton Drive (NE5 1EL) in the last 12 months was 12.0 per 1,000 residents and was 87.6% lower than the Callerton & Throckley average (96.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chadderton Drive (NE5 1EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beckside Gardens, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cottersdale Gardens (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chadderton Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brookfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caversham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bracknell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beckside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chudleigh Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beckside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Barbondale Lonnen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesham Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caversham Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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