Total Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 56.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Prince Consort Road 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 Prince Consort Road (NE8 4JB) 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 Prince Consort Road (NE8 4JB), the main crime hotspot is near Shipcote Terrace. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prince Consort Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camborne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Abbey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Raby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Jedburgh Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Abbey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Camborne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Camborne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Camborne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Perry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Patterdale Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Patterdale Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hartington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hartington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Abbey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shipcote Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Terrace —
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Data Sources

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