Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Western Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Chapel , and the 403rd lowest 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 Western Avenue (NE5 5AR) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Avenue (NE5 5AR), 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 Western Avenue (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Western Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Middle Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Middle Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Western Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Western Avenue 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 2025Vehicle crime Middle Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Head Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashdale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ashdale Crescent Under investigation
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 —
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Data Sources

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