Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE5 2QU
How much crime is recorded in NE5 2QU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fenham
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,576 (2024)
How safe is NE5 2QU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE5 2QU 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
30.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 2QUNational
Violence and sexual offences20.323.6
Burglary11.39.1
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Public order3.84.6
Other crime1.61.5
Other theft1.54.5
Drugs0.22.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% 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.