Crime in NE16 6BX
How much crime is recorded in NE16 6BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Burnopfield
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,668 (2024)
NE16 6BXNewcastle upon Tyne
How safe is NE16 6BX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 7.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE16 6BX area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
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).
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.