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Crime in NE6 5

How much crime is recorded in NE6 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Newcastle upon Tyne
Region
North East
Population
20,561 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE6 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE6 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
29.1
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).

NE6 5National
Shoplifting24.28.4
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Anti-social behaviour15.310.7
Burglary13.99.1
Vehicle crime5.93.5
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Public order4.94.6
Other theft3.84.5
Robbery1.91.4
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 17% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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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