Total Crime Rate

113.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.4 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 113.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Lindisfarne Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Chapel , and the 285th 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 Lindisfarne Close (NE5 2BU) in the last 12 months was 113.3 per 1,000 residents and was 104.2% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 66.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lindisfarne Close (NE5 2BU), the main crime hotspot is near Beltingham. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lindisfarne Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beltingham Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Downham Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hedgeley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Byrness Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hotch Pudding Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindisfarne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindisfarne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beltingham Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Downham Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornley Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornley 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 2026Shoplifting Beltingham Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beltingham Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morley Hill Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beltingham Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lordenshaw
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lordenshaw
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beltingham Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beltingham Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beltingham Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beltingham Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beltingham Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beltingham Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beltingham Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harle Close
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beltingham Under investigation

Data Sources

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