Total Crime Rate

97.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

North Side area has the 19th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dunston and Teams , and the 273rd highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Side (NE8 2BF) in the last 12 months was 97.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% lower than the Dunston and Teams average (114.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 280.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 168.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Side (NE8 2BF), the main crime hotspot is near Kelso Place. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Side area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Johnson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tyne View Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Yetholm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yetholm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North West Side —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tynemouth Pass —
Sep 2025Public order Yetholm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fall Pass Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mid Summer Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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