Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE5 3YJ
How much crime is recorded in NE5 3YJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woolsington & Airport
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,326 (2024)
How safe is NE5 3YJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE5 3YJ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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 3YJNational
Shoplifting29.78.4
Anti-social behaviour22.110.7
Violence and sexual offences11.723.6
Other theft8.84.5
Public order5.84.6
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other crime2.11.5
Burglary2.09.1
Drugs1.32.4
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.