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Crime in NE6 5YD

How much crime is recorded in NE6 5YD, 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
1,506 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE6 5YD

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE6 5YD 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
26.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 5YDNational
Burglary15.79.1
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Anti-social behaviour13.110.7
Shoplifting9.38.4
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Other theft3.54.5
Public order3.44.6
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Robbery1.81.4
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Drugs0.72.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 17% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.

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