Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE8 2RD
How much crime is recorded in NE8 2RD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dunston & Teams
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,361 (2024)
NE8 2RDGateshead
How safe is NE8 2RD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE8 2RD area, 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
27.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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 2RDNational
Anti-social behaviour30.410.7
Violence and sexual offences22.023.6
Criminal damage and arson10.24.7
Burglary6.09.1
Public order5.84.6
Other theft4.44.5
Other crime3.21.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Drugs1.02.4
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.