Total Crime Rate

216.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 216.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.0 10/10
  • Drugs 21.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitehall Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Low Fell , and the 88th highest crime rate of 696 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 216.2 per 1,000 residents and was 392.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 108.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehall Road (NE8 4PT), the main crime hotspot is near Bensham Avenue. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 35 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 (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bensham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Telford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trevethick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Trevethick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trevethick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Macadam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hedley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bensham Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ravenscourt Place —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bensham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Macadam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rayleigh Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saltwell Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saltwell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saltwell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saltwell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saltwell Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saltwell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trevethick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hedley Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bensham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunel Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saltwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Audouins Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Brunel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Epworth Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bensham Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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