Total Crime Rate

288.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 288.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 50.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.9 8/10
  • Other crime 33.9 10/10
  • Drugs 25.4 10/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.5 9/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Whitehall Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Low Fell , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitehall Road (NE8 4EQ) in the last 12 months was 288.1 per 1,000 residents and was 623.2% higher than the Low Fell average (39.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehall Road (NE8 4EQ), the main crime hotspot is near King James Street. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitehall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Jedburgh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Edmund'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coburg Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coburg Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Terrace —
Apr 2026Other theft St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order King James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Abbey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gladstone Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shipcote Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Camborne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camborne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Camborne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Camborne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hartington Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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