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Crime in NE1 2

How much crime is recorded in NE1 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Newcastle upon Tyne
Region
North East
Population
13,177 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE1 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE1 2, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
102
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 2National
Shoplifting30.78.4
Burglary23.89.1
Anti-social behaviour19.310.7
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Public order6.14.6
Other theft5.24.5
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Robbery2.61.4
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.31.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 15% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025

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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