Total Crime Rate

162.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 162.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.2 9/10
  • Burglary 23.7 10/10
  • Other theft 23.7 10/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northside area has the 9th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 141st highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northside (DH3 1RB) in the last 12 months was 162.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% higher than the High Fell average (149.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 144.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northside (DH3 1RB), the main crime hotspot is near The Brambles. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order The Brambles Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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