Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE2 3QL
How much crime is recorded in NE2 3QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Jesmond
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,484 (2024)
How safe is NE2 3QL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE2 3QL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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).
NE2 3QLNational
Burglary13.69.1
Anti-social behaviour12.210.7
Violence and sexual offences7.823.6
Other theft4.24.5
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Public order2.04.6
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Robbery1.01.4
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% 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.