Total Crime Rate

255.5 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 255.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 186.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Chapel House Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Chapel , and the 124th 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 Chapel House Road (NE5 5AJ) in the last 12 months was 255.5 per 1,000 residents and was 395.0% higher than the Chapel average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel House Road (NE5 5AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Chapel House Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel House Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel House Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chapel House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary The Chesters Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel House Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel House Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel House Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel House Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel House Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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