Total Crime Rate

246.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 246.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.8 10/10
  • Other crime 15.9 10/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Trevethick Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Low Fell , and the 69th highest crime rate of 696 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 246.0 per 1,000 residents and was 460.1% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 119.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Trevethick Street (NE8 4XP), the main crime hotspot is near Cartmel Grove. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Low Fell

Crime Over Time in Trevethick Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trevethick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunel Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saltwell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saltwell Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartmel Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Telford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hedley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft B601 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting B601 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saltwell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Brunel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wetherby Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wetherby Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hedley Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saltwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Trevethick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saltwell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chepstow Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saltwell Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Arkle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trevethick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Arkle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saltwell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Macadam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Macadam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trevethick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Armstrong Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.