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Crime in NE16 5ED

How much crime is recorded in NE16 5ED, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Sunniside & Lobley Hill
Council
Gateshead
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,394 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE16 5ED

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE16 5ED 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
19.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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).

NE16 5EDNational
Burglary18.69.1
Violence and sexual offences11.423.6
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order2.84.6
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime2.31.5
Shoplifting2.18.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.01.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 56% 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.

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