Crime Rates at Colton Row, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 2FE

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