Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE8 3EA
How much crime is recorded in NE8 3EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gateshead South
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,267 (2024)
NE8 3EAGateshead
How safe is NE8 3EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE8 3EA area, 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
43.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
102
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 3EANational
Violence and sexual offences28.023.6
Anti-social behaviour20.010.7
Burglary14.69.1
Criminal damage and arson11.64.7
Other theft9.14.5
Vehicle crime8.63.5
Public order7.34.6
Drugs4.22.4
Shoplifting2.68.4
Robbery2.11.4
Other crime1.71.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.92.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.