Total Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 27.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Prince Consort Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Low Fell , and the 153rd 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 Prince Consort Road (NE8 4DX) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% lower than the Low Fell average (39.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Prince Consort Road (NE8 4DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Edmund'S Road, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Denmark Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Prince Consort Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Camborne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hartington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Jedburgh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hartington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Consort Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Camborne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coburg Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camborne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Camborne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shipcote Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gladstone Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coburg Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Denmark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Denmark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Edmund'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ely Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ely Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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