Total Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castlewood Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Chapel , and the 291st lowest crime rate of 903 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 Castlewood Close (NE5 2PH) in the last 12 months was 53.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castlewood Close (NE5 2PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hill Head Drive, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milecastle Court (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castlewood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Longstone Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ashdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milecastle Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hill Head Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hill Head Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hill Head Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Head Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Middle Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Middle Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highwell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Middle Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashdale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashdale Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashdale Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harelaw Grove —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosedale Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosedale Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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