Postcode district · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE18
How much crime is recorded in NE18, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 6,763 (2024)
How safe is NE18
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 7.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE18, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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).
NE18National
Burglary6.89.1
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Violence and sexual offences3.523.6
Public order2.34.6
Shoplifting2.08.4
Other crime1.61.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other theft1.24.5
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.