Total Crime Rate

122.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 122.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.4 5/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the 9th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Blaydon , and the 169th highest crime rate of 693 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 This (NE21 5ED) in the last 12 months was 122.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% higher than the Blaydon average (116.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode NE21 5ED, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Simonside Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Park Gardens (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in NE21 5ED area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Park Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunns Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitewell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haggerstone Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruth Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Content Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Low Mill Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pickering Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Betsey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rennison Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
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Data Sources

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