Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE4 9BE
How much crime is recorded in NE4 9BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Nunsmoor
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,907 (2024)
How safe is NE4 9BE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE4 9BE area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 9BENational
Burglary13.39.1
Violence and sexual offences9.723.6
Vehicle crime9.43.5
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Other theft3.84.5
Other crime2.31.5
Public order1.94.6
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.