Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE5 1AE
How much crime is recorded in NE5 1AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Denton
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,177 (2024)
How safe is NE5 1AE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE5 1AE 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
24.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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).
NE5 1AENational
Anti-social behaviour32.810.7
Burglary20.39.1
Violence and sexual offences13.023.6
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other theft3.74.5
Shoplifting2.28.4
Other crime2.11.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Public order0.94.6
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.