Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE4 8ED
How much crime is recorded in NE4 8ED, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Elswick North
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,366 (2024)
How safe is NE4 8ED
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE4 8ED area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 8EDNational
Violence and sexual offences20.923.6
Burglary13.49.1
Other theft10.94.5
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Public order6.14.6
Other crime2.51.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Shoplifting1.98.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% 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.