Total Crime Rate

423.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 423.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 185.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 71.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.6 7/10
  • Drugs 21.9 10/10
  • Robbery 16.4 10/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Downham area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Chapel , and the 47th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Downham (NE5 2YW) in the last 12 months was 423.5 per 1,000 residents and was 720.6% 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 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 215.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downham (NE5 2YW), the main crime hotspot is near Lordenshaw. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Downham area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilkes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Longhirst Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brokenheugh Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Linhope Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Peary Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Downham Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Brokenheugh Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brokenheugh Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brokenheugh Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Brokenheugh Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Brokenheugh Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brokenheugh —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longhirst Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Longhirst Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brokenheugh Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Longhirst Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crosslaw Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Frankham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nansen Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lordenshaw Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lordenshaw Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lordenshaw Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lordenshaw Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lordenshaw —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hotch Pudding Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hotch Pudding Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hotch Pudding Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allendale Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brokenheugh Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deer Bush —
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Data Sources

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