Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE5 5PQ
How much crime is recorded in NE5 5PQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westerhope
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,853 (2024)
NE5 5PQNewcastle upon Tyne
How safe is NE5 5PQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE5 5PQ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 5PQNational
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Burglary8.99.1
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Other crime5.21.5
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Other theft2.44.5
Public order2.34.6
Drugs0.12.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.