Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE6 5QX
How much crime is recorded in NE6 5QX, 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
- 1,619 (2024)
How safe is NE6 5QX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE6 5QX 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
26.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 5QXNational
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Burglary12.49.1
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Shoplifting4.88.4
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Public order4.64.6
Robbery2.81.4
Other theft2.24.5
Other crime2.01.5
Drugs1.62.4
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.