Crime Rates at South View, East Denton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 2BN

South View 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 South View (NE5 2BN) 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 South View (NE5 2BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harle Close, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lindisfarne Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.