Total Crime Rate

126.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 126.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Maxwell Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Low Fell , and the 164th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maxwell Street (NE8 4TX) in the last 12 months was 126.6 per 1,000 residents and was 217.7% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maxwell Street (NE8 4TX), the main crime hotspot is near Trevethick Street. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maxwell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fontwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Huxley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevethick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berners-Lee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trevethick Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Fontwell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fontwell Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saltwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trevethick Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Cartmel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartmel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunel Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rawling Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westminster Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hydepark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hydepark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wetherby Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rawling Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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