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Crime in NE1 1

How much crime is recorded in NE1 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Newcastle upon Tyne
Region
North East
Population
4,968 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE1 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 126.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE1 1, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
126.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
296
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

NE1 1National
Violence and sexual offences107.523.6
Anti-social behaviour64.210.7
Burglary58.69.1
Other theft22.34.5
Public order21.84.6
Shoplifting17.88.4
Drugs13.92.4
Theft from the person11.72.1
Criminal damage and arson11.54.7
Robbery5.31.4
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Possession of weapons3.30.9
Other crime3.01.5
Bicycle theft3.01.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 26% since 2022.

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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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