Total Crime Rate

95.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Rawling Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Low Fell , and the 227th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rawling Road (NE8 4QU) in the last 12 months was 95.9 per 1,000 residents and was 140.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rawling Road (NE8 4QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windsor Avenue, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Saltwell Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rawling Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Saltwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huxley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hydepark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hydepark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rawling Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Rawling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rectory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curzon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Field House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfour Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saltwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westminster Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Saltwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fern Dene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunel Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fern Dene Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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