Total Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 53.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Milecastle Court area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Chapel , and the 334th lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milecastle Court (NE5 2PA) in the last 12 months was 53.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milecastle Court (NE5 2PA), the main crime hotspot is near Ashdale Crescent. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milecastle Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Arkleside Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Allerdale Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashdale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hill Head Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Head Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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