Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE5 3AH
How much crime is recorded in NE5 3AH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kenton
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,995 (2024)
How safe is NE5 3AH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE5 3AH 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
34.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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 3AHNational
Violence and sexual offences23.423.6
Anti-social behaviour15.510.7
Burglary12.89.1
Criminal damage and arson11.44.7
Public order8.24.6
Other theft6.74.5
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other crime3.51.5
Drugs2.62.4
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.