Postcode sector · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE1 3
How much crime is recorded in NE1 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 10,149 (2024)
How safe is NE1 3
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 96.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE1 3, 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
96.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
235
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 3National
Violence and sexual offences79.523.6
Anti-social behaviour52.310.7
Burglary44.39.1
Shoplifting18.08.4
Public order17.24.6
Other theft17.24.5
Drugs10.22.4
Criminal damage and arson10.14.7
Theft from the person8.42.1
Robbery4.71.4
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Possession of weapons2.70.9
Other crime2.61.5
Bicycle theft2.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
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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Postcodes in this sector
- NE1 3AA
- NE1 3AB
- NE1 3AD
- NE1 3AE
- NE1 3AF
- NE1 3AG
- NE1 3AH
- NE1 3AJ
- NE1 3AN
- NE1 3AR
- NE1 3AS
- NE1 3AT
- NE1 3AZ
- NE1 3BB
- NE1 3BD
- NE1 3BE
- NE1 3BT
- NE1 3BZ
- NE1 3DE
- NE1 3DF
- NE1 3DH
- NE1 3DN
- NE1 3DQ
- NE1 3DU
- NE1 3DW
- NE1 3DX
- NE1 3DY
- NE1 3HA
- NE1 3HB
- NE1 3HD
- NE1 3HE
- NE1 3HF
- NE1 3JA
- NE1 3JE
- NE1 3JF
- NE1 3JL
- NE1 3LA
- NE1 3NG
- NE1 3NH
- NE1 3NN
- NE1 3NP
- NE1 3NY
- NE1 3NZ
- NE1 3PA
- NE1 3PD
- NE1 3PE
- NE1 3PG
- NE1 3PH