Total Crime Rate
98.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fall Pass 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 Fall Pass (NE8 2DP) 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 Fall Pass (NE8 2DP), 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.
View Crime In Gateshead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | North West Side | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Autumn Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tyne View Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North West Side | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Upton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Christmas Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Christmas Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yetholm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Yetholm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Yetholm Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Yetholm Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Autumn Drive | Under investigation |
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