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Crime in NE2 3

How much crime is recorded in NE2 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Newcastle upon Tyne
Region
North East
Population
20,368 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE2 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE2 3, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
32.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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 3National
Violence and sexual offences23.623.6
Burglary15.99.1
Anti-social behaviour14.810.7
Shoplifting9.38.4
Public order5.84.6
Other theft5.64.5
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Drugs3.42.4
Theft from the person2.82.1
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 24% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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