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Crime in NE21

How much crime is recorded in NE21, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Gateshead
Region
North East
Population
20,805 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE21

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE21, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
20.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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).

NE21National
Shoplifting17.88.4
Anti-social behaviour14.110.7
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Burglary5.49.1
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Public order3.84.6
Other theft3.04.5
Other crime2.41.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 11% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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