Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE8 3ST
How much crime is recorded in NE8 3ST, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mount Pleasant & Deckham East
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,502 (2024)
NE8 3STGateshead
How safe is NE8 3ST
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE8 3ST 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
39.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 3STNational
Violence and sexual offences34.623.6
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Other theft5.04.5
Burglary3.89.1
Other crime3.81.5
Drugs3.02.4
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Public order2.84.6
Theft from the person0.62.1
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% 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.