Total Crime Rate

106.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Coatsworth Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Low Fell , and the 247th 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 Coatsworth Road (NE8 4LL) in the last 12 months was 106.1 per 1,000 residents and was 141.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coatsworth Road (NE8 4LL), the main crime hotspot is near Westfield Terrace. 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 Coatsworth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ripon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Westfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Coatsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Coatsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Coatsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Exeter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ripon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rodsley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Windsor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ripon Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Westfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bewick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rodsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Westfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodsley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodsley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Westfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rectory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grasmere Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodsley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehall Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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