Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE4 8AH
How much crime is recorded in NE4 8AH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Elswick North
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,668 (2024)
How safe is NE4 8AH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE4 8AH 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
38.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 8AHNational
Violence and sexual offences27.323.6
Burglary17.09.1
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Public order4.94.6
Other theft4.54.5
Other crime2.71.5
Drugs2.72.4
Theft from the person2.12.1
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.31.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.