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Crime in NE2 1

How much crime is recorded in NE2 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Newcastle upon Tyne
Region
North East
Population
20,834 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE2 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE2 1, 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
19.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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).

NE2 1National
Shoplifting19.38.4
Burglary17.69.1
Anti-social behaviour12.410.7
Violence and sexual offences10.623.6
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft3.44.5
Public order3.24.6
Drugs1.22.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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