Total Crime Rate

363.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 363.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 141.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.4 10/10
  • Other crime 30.3 10/10
  • Other theft 25.3 10/10
  • Public order 25.3 10/10
  • Burglary 20.2 10/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Westbourne Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Low Fell , and the 34th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westbourne Avenue (NE8 4NQ) in the last 12 months was 363.6 per 1,000 residents and was 812.8% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 141.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbourne Avenue (NE8 4NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Westfield Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westbourne Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fern Dene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fern Dene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Field House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rectory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Westfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grasmere Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Eastbourne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eastbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grasmere Street West Under investigation
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Data Sources

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