Total Crime Rate

86.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.6 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 86.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Western Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Chapel , and the 387th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Western Avenue (NE5 5BU) in the last 12 months was 86.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Avenue (NE5 5BU), the main crime hotspot is near Linbridge Drive. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Western Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holborn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knarsdale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norwood Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norwood Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Burnside —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knarsdale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Roman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodville Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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