Crime Rates at Whitehall Road, Gateshead, NE8 4ET

Whitehall Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 289th highest crime rate of 696 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 Whitehall Road (NE8 4ET) in the last 12 months was 91.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% lower than the Bridges average (277.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 106.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehall Road (NE8 4ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hartington Street, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Worcester Green (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.