Crime Rates at Rectory Road, Gateshead, NE8 4RR

Rectory Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Low Fell , and the 272nd lowest 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 Rectory Road (NE8 4RR) in the last 12 months was 57.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Road (NE8 4RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fern Dene Road, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coatsworth Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.