Crime Rates at North Side, Gateshead, NE8 2BF

North Side area has the 10th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dunston and Teams , and the 184th highest crime rate of 693 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 116.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% higher than the Dunston and Teams average (97.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 253.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Side (NE8 2BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near North West Side, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Yetholm Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.