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Crime in NE15

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

Council
Newcastle upon Tyne
Region
North East
Population
49,683 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE15

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE15, 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
24.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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).

NE15National
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Anti-social behaviour12.610.7
Shoplifting9.98.4
Burglary9.39.1
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Public order4.34.6
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other theft2.74.5
Other crime2.31.5
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 15% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
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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