Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE8 4NX
How much crime is recorded in NE8 4NX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bensham South & Saltwell
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,578 (2024)
NE8 4NXGateshead
How safe is NE8 4NX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE8 4NX area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 4NXNational
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Burglary10.89.1
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Other theft6.74.5
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Public order3.34.6
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other crime2.11.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.61.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.