Total Crime Rate

71.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.2 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 71.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Eastbourne Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Low Fell , and the 305th 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 Eastbourne Avenue (NE8 4NH) in the last 12 months was 71.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastbourne Avenue (NE8 4NH), the main crime hotspot is near Coatsworth Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eastbourne Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eastbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fern Dene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fern Dene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Westfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Road —
Apr 2026Public order Eastbourne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rectory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ripon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Grasmere Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grasmere Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coatsworth Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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