Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE6 5YE
How much crime is recorded in NE6 5YE, 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
- 1,673 (2024)
How safe is NE6 5YE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE6 5YE area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
189
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 5YENational
Shoplifting110.28.4
Burglary20.29.1
Anti-social behaviour17.710.7
Violence and sexual offences17.323.6
Vehicle crime8.83.5
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Public order6.14.6
Other theft5.34.5
Robbery4.41.4
Drugs2.72.4
Other crime2.71.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.