Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.4 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 100.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ridsdale Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Chapel , and the 333rd 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 Ridsdale Avenue (NE5 5DY) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% higher than the Chapel average (55.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridsdale Avenue (NE5 5DY), 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 Ridsdale Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Asholme Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Burnside —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knarsdale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knarsdale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holborn Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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