Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE6 9DP
How much crime is recorded in NE6 9DP, 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)
How safe is NE6 9DP
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 9DP 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
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 9DPNational
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
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.