Total Crime Rate

273.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 273.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 85.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.3 10/10
  • Other theft 19.3 9/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Gas Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Blaydon , and the 60th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gas Lane (NE21 4JG) in the last 12 months was 273.5 per 1,000 residents and was 100.8% higher than the Blaydon average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 88.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gas Lane (NE21 4JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tyne Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitmore Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gas Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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