Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE4 5HP
How much crime is recorded in NE4 5HP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Arthur's Hill
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,199 (2024)
NE4 5HPNewcastle upon Tyne
How safe is NE4 5HP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE4 5HP area, above 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
36.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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).
NE4 5HPNational
Violence and sexual offences27.923.6
Anti-social behaviour21.310.7
Burglary16.59.1
Public order7.44.6
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Other theft6.84.5
Drugs3.42.4
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other crime2.31.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.01.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.