Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE6 4LR
How much crime is recorded in NE6 4LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walkergate
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,270 (2024)
How safe is NE6 4LR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE6 4LR area, broadly in line with 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
34.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 4LRNational
Violence and sexual offences28.023.6
Burglary7.39.1
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Other theft3.94.5
Other crime3.21.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Drugs2.52.4
Public order2.34.6
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 29% 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.