NE2
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Newcastle upon Tyne, Jesmond and Shieldfield, in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an NE2 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in NE2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How NE2 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is NE2 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NE2 at a rate of 78.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 96.9 per 1,000 people across the NE postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 272 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NE2.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (664), shoplifting (642) and violence and sexual offences (427).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NE2 was 76.0 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in NE2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NE2 has no single figure. Of its 15 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in NE2
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle upon Tyne 005E | 1,558 | 54.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.6% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne 013A | 2,124 | 60.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.1% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne 013B | 2,000 | 62.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.3% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne 013C | 1,413 | 49.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.3% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne 013D | 1,804 | 94.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.9% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne 013E | 2,164 | 146.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.5% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne 017A | 2,144 | 78.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.8% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne 017B | 1,736 | 45.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.4% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne 017C | 1,857 | 75.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 76.1% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne 017D | 1,531 | 46.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 89.6% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne 017E | 1,702 | 29.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.1% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne 034B | 2,516 | 30.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.7% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne 034D | 3,265 | 40.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 82.6% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne 036A | 3,573 | 142.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 80.7% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne 037A | 3,961 | 194.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 64.0% |
MPs for NE2
- Catherine McKinnellLabourMP for Newcastle upon Tyne North73% of NE2’s postcodes
- Dame Chi OnwurahLabourMP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West16% of NE2’s postcodes
- Mary GlindonLabourMP for Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend10% of NE2’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in NE23
Postcode sectors in NE24
Council1
Towns in NE21
Postcode districts next to NE26
Nearest rail stations4
More in the NE postcode area2
NE2 in brief
NE2 is a postcode district covering Newcastle upon Tyne, Jesmond and Shieldfield, in Newcastle upon Tyne.
About 35,438 people lived in NE2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £278,000 in 2025 across 254 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 78.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in NE2 was £278,000 in 2025.
NE2 had 32,505 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in NE2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In NE2, 89.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.