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Crime in Newcastle upon Tyne by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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10,026crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+6%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Dinningtonlowest rate30.5 per 1,000 a year
99.3middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

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Most improved: Lemington (-14%), Coxlodge (-14%) and Walbottle (-13%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1ShieldfieldNE2 · 21,246 residents 296.3▲ 5%shoplifting
2BykerNE6 · 14,040 residents 280.6▲ 9%shoplifting
3Newcastle upon TyneNE1 · 94,505 residents 236.5▲ 11%violence
4BlakelawNE5 · 12,604 residents 153.9▼ 10%violence
5ElswickNE4 · 20,401 residents 149.6▲ 18%violence
6HeatonNE6 · 15,228 residents 149.5▲ 17%shoplifting
7Arthur's HillNE4 · 21,779 residents 145.6▲ 20%violence
8SandyfordNE2 · 21,596 residents 133.4▼ 2%shoplifting
9St Peter'sNE6 · 7,364 residents 133.1▲ 23%violence
10WalkerNE6 · 18,666 residents 122.6▲ 7%violence
11East DentonNE5 · 13,293 residents 116.2▼ 2%violence
12Spital TonguesNE2 · 10,573 residents 112.4▼ 2%violence
13NewburnNE15 · 4,487 residents 111.4▲ 3%anti-social behaviour
14CowgateNE5 · 15,764 residents 105▲ 16%violence
15BenwellNE15 · 16,963 residents 102.3▼ 11%violence
16KentonNE3 · 13,494 residents 99.3▼ 5%violence
17WalbottleNE15 · 7,430 residents 96.4▼ 13%anti-social behaviour
18JesmondNE2 · 15,242 residents 96.3▲ 15%shoplifting
19FenhamNE4 · 16,525 residents 88.80%violence
20ThrockleyNE15 · 15,209 residents 87.8▼ 2%anti-social behaviour
21Denton BurnNE15 · 12,457 residents 86.7▼ 1%violence
22BlucherNE15 · 11,170 residents 82.4▼ 8%shoplifting
23CoxlodgeNE3 · 13,110 residents 81.2▼ 14%violence
24South GosforthNE3 · 14,001 residents 79.7▲ 18%shoplifting
25LemingtonNE15 · 8,164 residents 78.4▼ 14%anti-social behaviour
26GosforthNE3 · 12,220 residents 75▼ 9%violence
27HazleriggNE13 · 8,780 residents 63.3▲ 9%anti-social behaviour
28WesterhopeNE5 · 8,750 residents 61.3▲ 12%anti-social behaviour
29High HeatonNE7 · 11,805 residents 51.8▲ 15%shoplifting
30North GosforthNE3 · 5,139 residents 34.2▲ 76%anti-social behaviour
31DinningtonNE13 · 2,362 residents 30.5▼ 18%anti-social behaviour

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Newcastle upon Tyne have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Dinnington, North Gosforth, High Heaton, Westerhope and Hazlerigg.

Which areas of Newcastle upon Tyne have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Shieldfield, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, Blakelaw and Elswick.

Is crime going up or down in Newcastle upon Tyne?

Across Newcastle upon Tyne, 10,026 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 6% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.