Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE8 4DQ
How much crime is recorded in NE8 4DQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gateshead Town
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,233 (2024)
NE8 4DQGateshead
How safe is NE8 4DQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE8 4DQ 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
36.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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 4DQNational
Violence and sexual offences26.223.6
Anti-social behaviour23.010.7
Burglary17.79.1
Criminal damage and arson9.04.7
Public order6.34.6
Other theft4.44.5
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Drugs3.92.4
Other crime3.11.5
Shoplifting2.68.4
Robbery1.81.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.