Crime Rates at Brinkburn Avenue, Gateshead, NE8 4JX

Brinkburn Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Low Fell , and the 320th highest crime rate of 696 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 81.5 per 1,000 residents and was 85.4% higher than the Low Fell average (43.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Brinkburn Avenue (NE8 4JX), 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.