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Crime in NE5 1QR

How much crime is recorded in NE5 1QR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Throckley & Newburn
Council
Newcastle upon Tyne
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,778 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE5 1QR

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE5 1QR area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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).

NE5 1QRNational
Burglary21.89.1
Violence and sexual offences16.123.6
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other crime1.51.5
Other theft1.54.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Public order1.34.6
Drugs0.52.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 24% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
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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