Total Crime Rate

87.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 87.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 60.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 49th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 253rd highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitehall Road (NE8 4PX) in the last 12 months was 87.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% lower than the Bridges average (225.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehall Road (NE8 4PX), 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 (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Liddell Terrace 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 Miller Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunel Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Saltwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Saltwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rawling Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bensham Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Cartmel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bensham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saltwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfour Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Hydepark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hydepark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curzon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westminster Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartmel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rawling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berners-Lee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B601 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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