Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE4 5NJ
How much crime is recorded in NE4 5NJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Nunsmoor
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,103 (2024)
How safe is NE4 5NJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE4 5NJ 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
40.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
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 5NJNational
Violence and sexual offences32.223.6
Anti-social behaviour21.210.7
Burglary11.59.1
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Public order7.14.6
Other theft4.84.5
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Drugs3.82.4
Other crime2.21.5
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Shoplifting0.68.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.