Crime Rates at Barrington Place, Gateshead, NE8 1XA

Barrington Place area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 274th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barrington Place (NE8 1XA) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% lower than the Bridges average (225.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barrington Place (NE8 1XA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coatsworth Court, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coatsworth Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.