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Crime in NE5 5

How much crime is recorded in NE5 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Newcastle upon Tyne
Region
North East
Population
15,680 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE5 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE5 5, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
31.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 5National
Violence and sexual offences21.523.6
Shoplifting19.68.4
Anti-social behaviour15.010.7
Burglary8.49.1
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Public order5.14.6
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Other theft3.64.5
Other crime2.81.5
Robbery2.01.4
Drugs1.02.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 6% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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