Total Crime Rate

194.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 194.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Other theft 21.6 10/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Drugs 16.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Low Fell , and the 80th 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 Whitehall Road (NE8 4PT) in the last 12 months was 194.6 per 1,000 residents and was 388.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 81.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehall Road (NE8 4PT), the main crime hotspot is near Bensham Avenue. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 34 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 (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westminster Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Liddell Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bensham Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bensham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huxley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saltwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfour Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Rawling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rawling Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hydepark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hydepark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saltwell Place —
Apr 2026Other crime Saltwell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trevethick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trevethick Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevethick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunel Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Saltwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curzon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Saltwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miller Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berners-Lee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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