Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE7 7DR
How much crime is recorded in NE7 7DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- North Heaton
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,354 (2024)
How safe is NE7 7DR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE7 7DR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).
NE7 7DRNational
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Burglary9.99.1
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Other crime2.71.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Public order1.64.6
Drugs0.82.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Other theft0.44.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.