Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE4 9ST
How much crime is recorded in NE4 9ST, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cowgate
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,862 (2024)
NE4 9STNewcastle upon Tyne
How safe is NE4 9ST
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE4 9ST 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
35.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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 9STNational
Violence and sexual offences25.323.6
Anti-social behaviour16.910.7
Shoplifting9.98.4
Public order8.14.6
Burglary7.09.1
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Other theft3.24.5
Other crime3.01.5
Robbery1.71.4
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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.