Total Crime Rate
33.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stoneylea Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Chapel , and the 181st lowest crime rate of 903 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 Stoneylea Road (NE5 2AN) in the last 12 months was 33.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stoneylea Road (NE5 2AN), the main crime hotspot is near Lindisfarne Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chapel| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lindisfarne Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allendale Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hotch Pudding Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hotch Pudding Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Centurion Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Morley Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lindisfarne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Allendale Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Highwood Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Ramparts | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornley Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thornley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hotch Pudding Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coltpark | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Turret Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thornley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burwell Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Legion Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hillside Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | West Copperas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wharmlands Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crosslaw | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thornley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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