Compare

Crime and justice in Gateshead

Metropolitan borough

The north west of the North East. 202,509 people in 142 square kilometres.

13 layers about crime and justice for Gateshead, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

Open in map

Crime and ASB by neighbourhood

Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026

Under 323 or more

Gateshead’s 126 neighbourhoods range from 0 to 111.

Crime and anti-social behaviour

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
1,740
Police.uk · Aug 2026
Open in mapSource and method
Crime and anti-social behaviour: Gateshead among every council313 areas from 19 to 12,917. The middle area is 1,167. Gateshead is 1,740.

Anti-social behaviour

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
3,849
Police.uk · Aug 2026
Open in mapSource and method
Anti-social behaviour: Gateshead among every council313 areas from 4 to 13,969. The middle area is 2,093. Gateshead is 3,849.

Burglary

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
874
Police.uk · Aug 2026
Open in mapSource and method
Burglary: Gateshead among every council313 areas from 6 to 6,781. The middle area is 406. Gateshead is 874.

Criminal damage and arson

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
1,711
Police.uk · Aug 2026
Open in mapSource and method
Criminal damage and arson: Gateshead among every council313 areas from 6 to 11,365. The middle area is 978. Gateshead is 1,711.

Drug offences

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
306
Police.uk · Aug 2026
Open in mapSource and method
Drug offences: Gateshead among every council313 areas from 2 to 7,670. The middle area is 369. Gateshead is 306.

Other crime

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
3,303
Police.uk · Aug 2026
Open in mapSource and method
Other crime: Gateshead among every council313 areas from 22 to 25,019. The middle area is 2,187. Gateshead is 3,303.

Recorded crime rate

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
95.2 per 1,000
Worked out by Open Index · Aug 2026

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Gateshead at a rate of 95.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 115.6 per 1,000 people across North East.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Against North East
18% lower115.6 per 1,000
Open in mapSource and method
Recorded crime rate: Gateshead among every council313 areas from 39.3 per 1,000 to 618.2 per 1,000. The middle area is 85.3 per 1,000. Gateshead is 95.2 per 1,000.

Robbery

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
274
Police.uk · Aug 2026
Open in mapSource and method
Robbery: Gateshead among every council313 areas from 0 to 3,601. The middle area is 101. Gateshead is 274.

Shoplifting

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
2,406
Police.uk · Aug 2026
Open in mapSource and method
Shoplifting: Gateshead among every council313 areas from 2 to 12,621. The middle area is 1,038. Gateshead is 2,406.

Theft from the person

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
143
Police.uk · Aug 2026
Open in mapSource and method
Theft from the person: Gateshead among every council313 areas from 0 to 17,267. The middle area is 54. Gateshead is 143.

Vehicle crime

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
979
Police.uk · Aug 2026
Open in mapSource and method
Vehicle crime: Gateshead among every council313 areas from 2 to 12,181. The middle area is 513. Gateshead is 979.

Violence and sexual offences

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
5,426
Police.uk · Aug 2026
Open in mapSource and method
Violence and sexual offences: Gateshead among every council313 areas from 49 to 62,950. The middle area is 4,756. Gateshead is 5,426.

Street-level crime

Map pointEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only

Published as points, so there is no single figure for Gateshead. The map shows each one.

Open in mapSource and method