Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE16 6BD
How much crime is recorded in NE16 6BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burnopfield
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,463 (2024)
How safe is NE16 6BD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE16 6BD 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
22.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 6BDNational
Violence and sexual offences14.123.6
Anti-social behaviour11.010.7
Burglary8.79.1
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Other theft3.54.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Public order2.04.6
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.