Total Crime Rate
81.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Crosslaw area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Chapel , and the 422nd lowest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Crosslaw (NE5 2BZ) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.1% 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 Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -90.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crosslaw (NE5 2BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Lordenshaw. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chapel| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hotch Pudding Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lordenshaw | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Morley Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hotch Pudding Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hotch Pudding Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Allendale Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allendale Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lordenshaw | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lordenshaw | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lordenshaw | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lordenshaw | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Acton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crosslaw | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Longhirst | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Longhirst | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longhirst | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Downham | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Deer Bush | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Brokenheugh | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brokenheugh | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brokenheugh | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brokenheugh | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brokenheugh | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brokenheugh | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brokenheugh | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brokenheugh | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brokenheugh | Under investigation |
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