Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE15 9JP
How much crime is recorded in NE15 9JP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Throckley & Newburn
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,721 (2024)
How safe is NE15 9JP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE15 9JP 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
17.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 9JPNational
Violence and sexual offences11.723.6
Anti-social behaviour11.310.7
Burglary6.09.1
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Other crime2.51.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Other theft2.04.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Public order1.04.6
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.