Crime in NE5 3LJ
How much crime is recorded in NE5 3LJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cowgate
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,208 (2024)
NE5 3LJNewcastle upon Tyne
How safe is NE5 3LJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 47.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE5 3LJ area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
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).
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 58% since 2022.
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.