Postcode district · Gateshead
Crime in NE85
How much crime is recorded in NE85, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 3,489 (2024)
NE85Postcode district · Gateshead
How safe is NE85
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE85, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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).
NE85National
Burglary27.59.1
Violence and sexual offences8.923.6
Shoplifting4.38.4
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other theft1.84.5
Public order1.64.6
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.