Total Crime Rate

160.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 160.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.1 10/10
  • Other theft 23.5 10/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Warwick Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Chapel , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Warwick Road (NE5 2BS) in the last 12 months was 160.8 per 1,000 residents and was 189.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warwick Road (NE5 2BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thornley Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linbridge Drive (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Warwick Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindisfarne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wallington Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Styford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindisfarne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northlea
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morley Hill Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornley Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haughton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haughton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haughton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harle Close
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Harle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Burnside
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hedgeley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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