Total Crime Rate
180.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sandringham Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Chapel , and the 201st highest crime rate of 903 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 Sandringham Road (NE5 2BR) in the last 12 months was 180.4 per 1,000 residents and was 249.5% higher than the Chapel average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -91.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -91.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 74.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandringham Road (NE5 2BR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harle Close, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linbridge Drive (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chapel| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Allendale Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Ramparts | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wallington Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avalon Drive | 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 | Public order | Thornley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haughton Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thornley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Vincents Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thornley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thornley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hedgeley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hedgeley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allendale Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hedgeley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hedgeley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hedgeley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hedgeley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Greenlaw | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wallington Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Vincents Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wallington Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lindisfarne Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hotch Pudding Place | Under investigation |
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