Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE4 6SR
How much crime is recorded in NE4 6SR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Elswick South
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,849 (2024)
How safe is NE4 6SR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE4 6SR 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
40.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
110
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 6SRNational
Burglary39.29.1
Shoplifting30.48.4
Violence and sexual offences25.823.6
Other theft9.84.5
Public order8.64.6
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Robbery3.31.4
Drugs3.12.4
Other crime2.81.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.