Total Crime Rate

141.1 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 141.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.4 10/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitewell Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Blaydon , and the 172nd 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 Whitewell Road (NE21 5EL) in the last 12 months was 141.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitewell Road (NE21 5EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Linden Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hadrian Gardens (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitewell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Robinsons Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunns Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitewell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dockendale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenrigg Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenrigg Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Masseys View —
Sep 2025Burglary Whitewell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitewell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadrian Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shibdon Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berryhill Close —
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Data Sources

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