Crime Rates at Apperley, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 2JU

Apperley area has the 12th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Chapel , and the 284th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Apperley (NE5 2JU) in the last 12 months was 113.9 per 1,000 residents and was 105.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 79.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Apperley (NE5 2JU), 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.