Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE16 5DQ
How much crime is recorded in NE16 5DQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sunniside & Lobley Hill
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,650 (2024)
How safe is NE16 5DQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE16 5DQ area, less than half 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
15.0
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).
NE16 5DQNational
Burglary12.89.1
Shoplifting10.28.4
Violence and sexual offences6.523.6
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Other theft2.64.5
Other crime1.41.5
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.41.4
Public order0.44.6
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.