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Crime in NE15 7SX

How much crime is recorded in NE15 7SX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Scotswood
Council
Newcastle upon Tyne
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,764 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE15 7SX

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE15 7SX area, below 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
26.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
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).

NE15 7SXNational
Shoplifting30.78.4
Violence and sexual offences15.723.6
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Burglary8.39.1
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Public order6.74.6
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Other theft1.94.5
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery1.31.4
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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