Crime Rate in Deckham, ward

Deckham has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Gateshead district and the 1238th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 117th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Deckham in the last 12 months was 116.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% higher than the Gateshead district average (114.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Deckham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 450 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -48.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 562 (≈ 59.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Deckham ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near St Edmund'S Road, with 72 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Edgware Road (33 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.