Crime Rates at The Meadows, Burnopfield, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 6QW

The Meadows area has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Burnopfield and Dipton , and the 635th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Meadows (NE16 6QW) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% lower than the Burnopfield and Dipton average (60.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Meadows (NE16 6QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Meadows, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mulberry Grove (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.