Postcode district · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE2
How much crime is recorded in NE2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 53,997 (2024)
How safe is NE2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE2, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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).
NE2National
Violence and sexual offences20.023.6
Anti-social behaviour19.110.7
Burglary19.09.1
Shoplifting16.78.4
Public order5.54.6
Other theft5.44.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Drugs2.92.4
Theft from the person2.02.1
Robbery1.51.4
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.