Crap Towns / Newcastle upon Tyne / Crime

How much crime is there in Newcastle upon Tyne?

The police recorded 119 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Newcastle upon Tyne from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.6 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 44.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 109, down from 125 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	125	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	121	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	109	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	44.0	34.1
Shoplifting	16.6	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	11.6	7.0
Public order	10.8	6.6
Other theft	9.5	5.4
Vehicle crime	7.2	3.8
Burglary	5.2	3.1
Drugs	4.5	2.4
Other crime	2.9	2.0
Robbery	1.9	0.6
Theft from the person	1.9	0.4
Bicycle theft	1.6	0.5
Possession of weapons	1.4	0.8

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Blaydon	5.9 km	136
Newcastle upon Tyne	–	119
Wallsend	7.9 km	108
Gateshead	7.6 km	104
Hebburn	8.6 km	78.4
Killingworth	6.3 km	76.6
Throckley	7.5 km	73.2
Ryton	7.6 km	70.5
Longbenton	5.2 km	67.2
Whickham	6.5 km	46.5
Wideopen	5.3 km	38.2
The typical town	–	76.2