Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE16 4QB
How much crime is recorded in NE16 4QB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whickham
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,477 (2024)
How safe is NE16 4QB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE16 4QB area, well 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
20.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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).
NE16 4QBNational
Anti-social behaviour33.010.7
Burglary15.09.1
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Shoplifting5.98.4
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft4.24.5
Public order4.04.6
Other crime3.01.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Robbery1.21.4
Drugs0.72.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.