Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE5 4FA
How much crime is recorded in NE5 4FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westerhope
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,104 (2024)
NE5 4FANewcastle upon Tyne
How safe is NE5 4FA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE5 4FA area, above 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
39.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
113
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 4FANational
Shoplifting28.98.4
Violence and sexual offences22.223.6
Anti-social behaviour17.310.7
Burglary13.69.1
Vehicle crime8.93.5
Other theft7.64.5
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Public order6.34.6
Robbery3.91.4
Other crime2.31.5
Drugs1.62.4
Theft from the person1.52.1
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% 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.