Crime Rates at Avenue Road, Gateshead, NE8 4JD

Avenue Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Low Fell , and the 311th 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 Avenue Road (NE8 4JD) in the last 12 months was 84.0 per 1,000 residents and was 91.3% higher than the Low Fell average (43.9 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avenue Road (NE8 4JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Patterdale Terrace, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westfield Terrace (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.