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Crime in NE4 9

How much crime is recorded in NE4 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Newcastle upon Tyne
Region
North East
Population
30,706 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE4 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE4 9, 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
35.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences24.923.6
Anti-social behaviour14.010.7
Burglary12.89.1
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Public order6.34.6
Shoplifting6.28.4
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Other theft5.34.5
Other crime2.51.5
Drugs2.52.4
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 7% 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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