Total Crime Rate

248.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 248.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Drugs 26.7 10/10
  • Public order 22.9 9/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 11.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Durham Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Low Fell , and the 68th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Durham Road (NE8 4JR) in the last 12 months was 248.1 per 1,000 residents and was 464.7% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 80.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durham Road (NE8 4JR), the main crime hotspot is near Shipcote Terrace. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Durham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Enfield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodsley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chandos Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park View Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Silverdale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shipcote Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft Patterdale Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Avenue Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Raby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camborne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodsley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodsley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodsley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rodsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shipcote Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Northbourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Summerfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shipcote Terrace —
Sep 2025Other crime Shipcote Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shipcote Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shipcote Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rodsley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shipcote Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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