Total Crime Rate

73.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 73.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Crosslaw area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Chapel , and the 445th lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crosslaw (NE5 2BZ) in the last 12 months was 73.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crosslaw (NE5 2BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brokenheugh, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thornley Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crosslaw area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindisfarne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornley Road —
Apr 2026Public order Downham Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Downham Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Byrness Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Brokenheugh Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindisfarne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hotch Pudding Place —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Burwell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawksley Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lordenshaw —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morley Hill Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lordenshaw —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deer Bush Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corsenside Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coltpark Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Deer Bush Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dayshield Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Corsenside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Deer Bush Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deer Bush Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Deer Bush Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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