Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE7 7PQ
How much crime is recorded in NE7 7PQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- High Heaton
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,774 (2024)
How safe is NE7 7PQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE7 7PQ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 7PQNational
Violence and sexual offences6.823.6
Burglary3.89.1
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Public order2.44.6
Other theft2.24.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.