Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE4 9PA
How much crime is recorded in NE4 9PA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fenham
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,822 (2024)
How safe is NE4 9PA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE4 9PA area, broadly in line with 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
33.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 9PANational
Violence and sexual offences27.723.6
Anti-social behaviour20.610.7
Burglary8.29.1
Public order7.04.6
Other theft5.54.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery1.51.4
Other crime1.41.5
Shoplifting1.48.4
Theft from the person1.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% 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.