Crime Rate in Whickham North, ward

Whickham North has the 5th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Gateshead district and the 3755th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 91st lowest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Whickham North in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% lower than the Gateshead district average (114.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Whickham North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 197 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 273 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Whickham North ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 316 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.