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Crime in NE8 4RA

How much crime is recorded in NE8 4RA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Bensham North
Council
Gateshead
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,981 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE8 4RA

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 59.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE8 4RA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
59.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
126
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 4RANational
Violence and sexual offences42.923.6
Burglary17.89.1
Shoplifting17.88.4
Anti-social behaviour17.310.7
Criminal damage and arson9.04.7
Vehicle crime7.03.5
Public order6.94.6
Other theft6.24.5
Other crime5.51.5
Drugs3.02.4
Robbery1.61.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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