Total Crime Rate

136.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 136.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Bartram Gardens area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Low Fell , and the 179th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bartram Gardens (NE8 4SJ) in the last 12 months was 136.8 per 1,000 residents and was 211.3% higher than the Low Fell average (43.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -47.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bartram Gardens (NE8 4SJ), 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 Whitworth Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bartram Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bartram Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Edison Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maple Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maple Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whitworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Whitworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fern Dene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Fern Dene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Fern Dene Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fern Dene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fern Dene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Rayleigh Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Felton Crescent —
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Data Sources

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