Crime Rates at Faraday Grove, Gateshead, NE8 4UL

Faraday Grove area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Low Fell , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Faraday Grove (NE8 4UL) in the last 12 months was 139.7 per 1,000 residents and was 218.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Faraday Grove (NE8 4UL), 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.