Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE5 4LD
How much crime is recorded in NE5 4LD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woolsington & Airport
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,974 (2024)
How safe is NE5 4LD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE5 4LD 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
36.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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 4LDNational
Anti-social behaviour29.210.7
Violence and sexual offences28.723.6
Criminal damage and arson9.34.7
Public order9.14.6
Burglary5.49.1
Other crime4.41.5
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Other theft3.74.5
Robbery1.61.4
Shoplifting1.58.4
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 36% 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.