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Crime in NE4 6

How much crime is recorded in NE4 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Newcastle upon Tyne
Region
North East
Population
24,571 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE4 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE4 6, 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
39.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 6National
Violence and sexual offences29.723.6
Burglary19.29.1
Anti-social behaviour15.410.7
Public order7.34.6
Other theft6.24.5
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Shoplifting4.78.4
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Drugs3.32.4
Other crime2.41.5
Robbery1.81.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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