Total Crime Rate
53.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Avenue Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Low Fell , and the 299th 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 Avenue Road (NE8 4JD) in the last 12 months was 53.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% higher than the Low Fell average (39.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Avenue Road (NE8 4JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Camborne Grove, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westfield Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gateshead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camborne Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Westfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Westbourne Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Eastbourne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Eastbourne Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Patterdale Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Patterdale Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Patterdale Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Camborne Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Westfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Camborne Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shipcote Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Camborne Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbourne Avenue | Under investigation |
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