Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE4 7DQ
How much crime is recorded in NE4 7DQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Elswick South
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,044 (2024)
How safe is NE4 7DQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 49.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE4 7DQ area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
49.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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 7DQNational
Violence and sexual offences39.823.6
Burglary13.49.1
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Criminal damage and arson10.24.7
Public order8.04.6
Other theft5.64.5
Other crime3.81.5
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Drugs3.02.4
Theft from the person2.62.1
Robbery1.81.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.