Total Crime Rate

230.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 230.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.8 10/10
  • Other crime 27.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Other theft 19.8 10/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Robbery 4.0 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Trevethick Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Low Fell , and the 57th 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 Trevethick Street (NE8 4XP) in the last 12 months was 230.2 per 1,000 residents and was 477.7% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 103.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Trevethick Street (NE8 4XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Saltwell Place, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trevethick Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Trevethick Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Arkle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cartmel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hydepark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saltwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Liddell Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Saltwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Saltwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunel Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miller Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevethick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trevethick Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Saltwell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saltwell Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartmel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trevethick Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hydepark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wetherby Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arkle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adler Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fontwell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fontwell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fontwell Drive —
Apr 2026Public order B601 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berners-Lee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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