Total Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.6 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 63.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 Burnside area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Chapel , and the 392nd lowest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Burnside (NE5 5BT) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% higher than the Chapel average (55.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Burnside (NE5 5BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Harle Close, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linbridge Drive (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Burnside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haughton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haughton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knarsdale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Asholme Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knarsdale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Burnside —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holborn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haughton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harle Close —
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Data Sources

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