Total Crime Rate

73.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Drugs 17.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 25th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 343rd highest crime rate of 696 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 4PX) in the last 12 months was 73.9 per 1,000 residents and was 73.3% lower than the Bridges average (277.2 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehall Road (NE8 4PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bensham Avenue, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cartmel Grove (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitehall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Macadam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rayleigh Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saltwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saltwell Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Epworth Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trevethick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ravenscourt Place —
Sep 2025Other crime Telford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trevethick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Audouins Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trevethick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hedley Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hedley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Macadam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunel Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartmel Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Trevethick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saltwell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saltwell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saltwell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saltwell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft B601 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B601 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saltwell Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saltwell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Aidan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Aidan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 37

Data Sources

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