Total Crime Rate

98.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 98.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Chessar Avenue area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 104 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 408th highest crime rate of 903 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chessar Avenue (NE5 3RE) in the last 12 months was 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% lower than the Blakelaw average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chessar Avenue (NE5 3RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Finsmere Place, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wellfield Lane (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chessar Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Birchvale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Waterbeach Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dewley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Finsmere Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Finsmere Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenvale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lynton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brookville Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Williston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellfield Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Curzon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melvin Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chandra Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melvin Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melvin Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Drumsheugh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Waterbeach Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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