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Crime in NE6 5ER

How much crime is recorded in NE6 5ER, 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
1,920 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE6 5ER

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 69.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE6 5ER area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
69.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
241
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 5ERNational
Shoplifting82.98.4
Violence and sexual offences49.723.6
Anti-social behaviour39.210.7
Burglary20.79.1
Public order16.64.6
Criminal damage and arson13.24.7
Other theft10.74.5
Robbery6.31.4
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Drugs2.82.4
Possession of weapons2.80.9
Other crime2.71.5
Theft from the person2.52.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025

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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