Overview of Gateshead crime rate
Crime rating – medium.
Gateshead ranks 9th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 25753 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Gateshead has a population of 196151. This equates to a crime rate of 131.29 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 5.47 % compared to previous year.
Gateshead ranks 9th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 25753 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Gateshead has a population of 196151. This equates to a crime rate of 131.29 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 5.47 % compared to previous year.
Most common crime types in Gateshead are Violence and sexual offences (31.7%) Anti-social behaviour (21.4%) Criminal damage and arson (10.1%) and least common crime types are Robbery (0.7%) Theft from the person (0.6%) Bicycle theft (0.5%).
There are 22 wards in Gateshead. Wards with high crime rates are Bridges (376.6), Whickham North (220.7), Felling (213.2) . On the other end, safest wards are Dunston Hill and Whickham East (70.3), Low Fell (69.9), Whickham South and Sunniside (59.1) .
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Gateshead crime incidents by crime type
A total of 25753 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 8160 (31.7)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 5503 (21.4)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 2590 (10.1)%
- Public order – 1933 (7.5)%
- Shoplifting – 1874 (7.3)%
- Other theft – 1791 (7.0)%
- Vehicle crime – 1371 (5.3)%
- Burglary – 952 (3.7)%
- Other crime – 523 (2.0)%
- Drugs – 388 (1.5)%
- Possession of weapons – 213 (0.8)%
- Robbery – 172 (0.7)%
- Theft from the person – 147 (0.6)%
- Bicycle theft – 136 (0.5)%
How does Gateshead compare against nearby areas ?
Gateshead ranks 9th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
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Crime rates in Gateshead wards
There are 22 wards within Gateshead. Bridges, Whickham North, Felling has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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List of all 22 wards from high crime rate to low.
Analyze trends and crime types for Gateshead wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under Gateshead
There are 17 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Gateshead. Highest crime rates in NE8, NE11, NE10 .
- NE8 – 194.7
- NE11 – 183.2
- NE10 – 138.5
- DH9 – 130.4
- NE9 – 123.4
- NE15 – 118.2
- NE21 – 110.5
- NE17 – 108.2
- NE38 – 106.1
- DH3 – 103.6
- DH2 – 89.7
- NE30 – 86.0
- NE40 – 83.9
- NE42 – 75.7
- NE16 – 75.4
- NE39 – 67.0
- NE41 – 33.1
Postcode districts in Gateshead
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