Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE6 4AB
How much crime is recorded in NE6 4AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Byker East
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,619 (2024)
How safe is NE6 4AB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE6 4AB 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
35.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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).
NE6 4ABNational
Violence and sexual offences25.223.6
Anti-social behaviour14.210.7
Criminal damage and arson12.94.7
Burglary10.39.1
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Public order6.44.6
Other crime3.11.5
Other theft3.04.5
Drugs1.42.4
Theft from the person1.22.1
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Robbery0.61.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.