Total Crime Rate

67.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 67.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.2 7/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Brinkburn Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Low Fell , and the 322nd highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brinkburn Avenue (NE8 4JX) in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ).

In the area around Brinkburn Avenue (NE8 4JX), the main crime hotspot is near Westfield Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brinkburn Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Patterdale Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eastbourne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shipcote Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eastbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Westfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Terrace —
Apr 2026Robbery Patterdale Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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