Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE15 9DF
How much crime is recorded in NE15 9DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Throckley & Newburn
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,851 (2024)
How safe is NE15 9DF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE15 9DF 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
23.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 9DFNational
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Burglary12.79.1
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Public order3.74.6
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other theft1.94.5
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs1.22.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% 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.