Total Crime Rate

273.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

176.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 273.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 176.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.8 10/10
  • Public order 75.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.0 9/10
  • Burglary 16.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Hedgeley Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Chapel , and the 81st highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hedgeley Road (NE5 2AX) in the last 12 months was 273.1 per 1,000 residents and was 392.3% higher than the Chapel average (55.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 176.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hedgeley Road (NE5 2AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thornley Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hedgeley Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hedgeley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Centurion Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morley Hill Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wallington Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hotch Pudding Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northlea —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bywell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hedgeley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harle Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindisfarne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindisfarne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Centurion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haughton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haughton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haughton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Centurion Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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