Total Crime Rate

839.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

141.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 839.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 451.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 141.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.5 9/10
  • Public order 60.9 10/10
  • Burglary 38.5 10/10
  • Other theft 38.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Other crime 22.4 10/10
  • Robbery 9.6 9/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

This area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Lamesley , and the 12th highest crime rate of 697 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 This (NE16 5EQ) in the last 12 months was 839.7 per 1,000 residents and was 499.1% higher than the Lamesley average (140.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 141 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 141.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode NE16 5EQ, the main crime hotspot is near Beamishburn Road. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Lamesley

Crime Over Time in NE16 5EQ area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Beamishburn Road Under investigation
Oct 2025Other crime Beamishburn Road Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 2 of 2

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑