Total Crime Rate

98.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 35.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.9 9/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Christmas Place area has the 15th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dunston and Teams , and the 221st highest crime rate of 693 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 Christmas Place (NE8 2BS) in the last 12 months was 98.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christmas Place (NE8 2BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rose Street, where police recorded 27 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.

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Crime Over Time in Christmas Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North West Side —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Christmas Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Upton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tyne View Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Autumn Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Autumn Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime North West Side Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christmas Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yetholm Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yetholm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yetholm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yetholm Road —
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Data Sources

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