Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE8 2DA
How much crime is recorded in NE8 2DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gateshead Town
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,267 (2024)
NE8 2DAGateshead
How safe is NE8 2DA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE8 2DA area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
NE8 2DANational
Violence and sexual offences26.323.6
Burglary21.69.1
Anti-social behaviour18.610.7
Public order7.34.6
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Other theft4.54.5
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Theft from the person2.72.1
Drugs2.12.4
Shoplifting2.08.4
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Other crime1.71.5
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.