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Crime in NE8 3

How much crime is recorded in NE8 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Gateshead
Region
North East
Population
15,414 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE8 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 51.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE8 3, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
51.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
122
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).

NE8 3National
Violence and sexual offences35.523.6
Anti-social behaviour25.210.7
Burglary21.09.1
Shoplifting10.68.4
Criminal damage and arson10.24.7
Other theft8.84.5
Public order8.64.6
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Other crime3.81.5
Robbery2.71.4
Drugs2.32.4
Theft from the person1.82.1
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 12% 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.

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