Total Crime Rate

70.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 70.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Saltwell Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Low Fell , and the 309th highest crime rate of 693 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 Saltwell Road (NE8 4TN) in the last 12 months was 70.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saltwell Road (NE8 4TN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fern Dene Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Park Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Saltwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saltwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fern Dene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Felton Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Felton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Field House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Park Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Park Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huxley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fern Dene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rawling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rawling Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westminster Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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