Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE6 5DL
How much crime is recorded in NE6 5DL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Heaton South & Byker North
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,494 (2024)
How safe is NE6 5DL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE6 5DL area, below 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
24.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 5DLNational
Anti-social behaviour17.010.7
Violence and sexual offences13.823.6
Burglary10.09.1
Shoplifting6.68.4
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Public order5.04.6
Other theft2.34.5
Robbery1.71.4
Other crime0.21.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.