Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE3 2UE
How much crime is recorded in NE3 2UE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kingston Park
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,182 (2024)
How safe is NE3 2UE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE3 2UE 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
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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).
NE3 2UENational
Anti-social behaviour14.610.7
Burglary12.09.1
Violence and sexual offences9.923.6
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other theft1.84.5
Public order1.84.6
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
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.