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Crime in DH3 2

How much crime is recorded in DH3 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Gateshead
Region
North East
Population
13,364 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DH3 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in DH3 2, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
25.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

DH3 2National
Violence and sexual offences17.223.6
Burglary13.39.1
Shoplifting13.38.4
Anti-social behaviour13.210.7
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Public order4.64.6
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Other theft3.44.5
Other crime2.11.5
Robbery1.11.4
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 11% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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