Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE8 3FH
How much crime is recorded in NE8 3FH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gateshead Town
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,686 (2024)
NE8 3FHGateshead
How safe is NE8 3FH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 45.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE8 3FH area, 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
45.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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 3FHNational
Violence and sexual offences32.623.6
Anti-social behaviour11.210.7
Burglary9.79.1
Vehicle crime8.23.5
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Public order4.44.6
Other theft3.74.5
Other crime3.11.5
Shoplifting2.98.4
Drugs1.62.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.