Crime Rates at Shipcote Lane, Gateshead, NE8 4JA

Shipcote Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Low Fell , and the 317th 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 Shipcote Lane (NE8 4JA) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% higher than the Low Fell average (39.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shipcote Lane (NE8 4JA), 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 Shipcote Terrace (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.