Total Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 35.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 7.7 2/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Whitehall Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 200th 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 Whitehall Road (NE8 4LE) in the last 12 months was 35.7 per 1,000 residents and was 84.2% lower than the Bridges average (225.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehall Road (NE8 4LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hartington Street, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coatsworth Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitehall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ely Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Villa Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villa Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villa Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Claremont South Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Westfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villa Place —
Apr 2026Public order Eastbourne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eastbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hartington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hartington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ely Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ripon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Villa Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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