Total Crime Rate

114.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Parkhead Square area has the 16th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Blaydon , and the 227th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Parkhead Square (NE21 6NR) in the last 12 months was 114.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkhead Square (NE21 6NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Lea, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tyne Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Parkhead Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parkside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Tyne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheviot Close —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Eastlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Lea Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Northlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simonside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Park Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Simonside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Simonside Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Parkland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Axwell View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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