Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE1 4LS
How much crime is recorded in NE1 4LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newcastle City Centre
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,911 (2024)
How safe is NE1 4LS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE1 4LS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 4LSNational
Burglary16.39.1
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Other theft4.54.5
Public order3.74.6
Drugs2.12.4
Other crime2.11.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Theft from the person0.92.1
Robbery0.81.4
Shoplifting0.78.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.