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Crime in NE13 8

How much crime is recorded in NE13 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Newcastle upon Tyne
Region
North East
Population
3,346 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE13 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE13 8, 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
15.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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).

NE13 8National
Other theft12.14.5
Violence and sexual offences12.023.6
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Burglary6.89.1
Other crime5.81.5
Shoplifting5.88.4
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Public order3.24.6
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs1.72.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Robbery0.11.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 30% 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.

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