Total Crime Rate

66.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 66.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • 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

Westfield Terrace area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Low Fell , and the 330th highest 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 Westfield Terrace (NE8 4LD) in the last 12 months was 66.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westfield Terrace (NE8 4LD), the main crime hotspot is near Hartington Street. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westfield Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ripon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Consort Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hartington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hartington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shipcote Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Camborne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Westfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camborne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eastbourne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eastbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Patterdale Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Patterdale Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Camborne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Camborne Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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