What is the crime rate in gateshead?

As of March 2026, gateshead has an annual crime rate of 87.14 per 1,000 residents, based on 1,323 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does gateshead rank nationally for crime?

gateshead ranks #121 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in gateshead?

The most common crime type in gateshead is Violence & Sexual Offences with 380 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 28.7% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Northumbria Police Police

gateshead Crime Intelligence Report

gateshead recorded 1,323 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 6.61 per 1,000 residents. This places gateshead at #121 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 14600.0% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 29.2% lower.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

1,323

trending_up +14600.0% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

87.14per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#198of 330

Ranked by annual rate

Tyne and Wear

#2rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Crime Incident

Area Boundary

Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 64	64
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 20	20
On or near Sports/Recreation Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Other theft: 2	9
On or near Trafford Map	Shoplifting: 13 Theft from the person: 1	13
On or near Supermarket Map	Anti-social behaviour: 10 Public order: 3 Bicycle theft: 1	10
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 10 Other theft: 3	10
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 13	13
On or near Parking Area Map	Shoplifting: 8 Other theft: 5	8
On or near West Street Map	Violence and sexual offences: 6 Theft from the person: 2	6
On or near Dunn Court Map	Violence and sexual offences: 7	7

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

1,323 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

380

28.7%

Anti-social Behaviour

302

22.8%

Shoplifting

140

10.6%

Criminal Damage & Arson

114

8.6%

Public Order

6.7%

Burglary

5.5%

Other Theft

4.4%

Vehicle Crime

4.2%

Other Crime

3.8%

Drug Offences

1.7%

Robbery

1.4%

Theft from Person

1.1%

Weapons Possession

0.3%

Bicycle Theft

0.2%

Stop & Search

March 2026

637

Total Stops

25.1%

Arrest Rate

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

371

Offensive weapons

Stolen goods

Article for use in theft

Articles for use in criminal damage

Anything to threaten or harm anyone

Evidence of offences under the Act

Firearms

Outcome

A no further action disposal419

Arrest160

Community resolution30

Summons / charged by post20

Caution (simple or conditional)5

Khat or Cannabis warning3

Gender

Male481

Female69

Other2

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

88.3%

White

5.9%

Asian

3.7%

Black

2.2%

Other

Stop & search data published by Northumbria Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

22 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Bridges	163	144.7
2	Blaydon	86	106.6
3	Chowdene	55	96.5
4	Felling	56	90.3
5	High Fell	115	89.1

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Lobley Hill and Bensham	42	1.8
shield	Winlaton and High Spen	28	3.3
shield	Crawcrook and Greenside	39	4.3
shield	Dunston Hill and Whickham East	23	2.6
shield	Whickham South and Sunniside	24	2.9

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +14600.0%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -29.2%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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