Total Crime Rate

106.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 106.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Grove area has the 14th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Chapel , and the 309th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Grove (NE5 5AX) in the last 12 months was 106.7 per 1,000 residents and was 92.3% higher than the Chapel average (55.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Grove (NE5 5AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashdale Crescent, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Denton Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Head Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hill Head Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashdale Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Roman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holborn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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