Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE15 6BG
How much crime is recorded in NE15 6BG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Benwell
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,796 (2024)
How safe is NE15 6BG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE15 6BG area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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).
NE15 6BGNational
Violence and sexual offences18.623.6
Anti-social behaviour16.110.7
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Other theft4.94.5
Burglary4.79.1
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Public order3.84.6
Other crime1.91.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Drugs1.12.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.