Total Crime Rate

59.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 59.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 18.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Whitehall Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Low Fell , and the 333rd 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 4PS) in the last 12 months was 59.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.3% higher than the Low Fell average (39.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehall Road (NE8 4PS), 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 Whitehall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hydepark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rectory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Grasmere Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claremont Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curzon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfour Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hydepark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fern Dene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westminster Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Airey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Airey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rawling Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Rawling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fern Dene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grasmere Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Westfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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