Total Crime Rate
63.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Harelaw Grove 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 Harelaw Grove (NE5 5EB) 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 Harelaw Grove (NE5 5EB), 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.
View Crime In Newcastle Upon Tyne| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knarsdale Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Holborn Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Burnside | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Asholme | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | The Roman Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Western Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knarsdale Place | Under investigation |
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