Total Crime Rate

175.4 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 175.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.3 10/10
  • Public order 26.3 10/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Theresa Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Blaydon , and the 128th 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 Theresa Street (NE21 4QE) in the last 12 months was 175.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% higher than the Blaydon average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 251.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Theresa Street (NE21 4QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 32 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 Theresa Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Robinsons Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harriet Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harriet Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Murray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ann Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Masseys View —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harriet Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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