# 4G coverage: highest and lowest councils in North East (January 2026)

Newcastle upon Tyne and North Tyneside had the joint highest 4G coverage from all four networks of North East’s 12 councils in January 2026, at 100.00%.

Northumberland had the lowest, at 98.46%. The middle council, Darlington, had 99.93%.

| Rank | Area | 4G coverage from all four networks |
| --- | --- | --- |
| =1 | [Newcastle upon Tyne](https://openindex.co.uk/newcastle-upon-tyne) | 100.00% |
| =1 | [North Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside) | 100.00% |
| =3 | [Middlesbrough](https://openindex.co.uk/middlesbrough) | 99.99% |
| =3 | [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) | 99.99% |
| 5 | [Stockton-on-Tees](https://openindex.co.uk/stockton-on-tees) | 99.97% |
| 6 | [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington) | 99.93% |
| 7 | [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside) | 99.90% |
| =8 | [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/gateshead) | 99.86% |
| =8 | [Hartlepool](https://openindex.co.uk/hartlepool) | 99.86% |
| 10 | [Redcar and Cleveland](https://openindex.co.uk/redcar-and-cleveland) | 99.53% |
| 11 | [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) | 99.17% |
| 12 | [Northumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/northumberland) | 98.46% |

Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), Ofcom. Period: January 2026. Period: January 2026.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [UK](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/mobile-4g-coverage/uk)
- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/mobile-4g-coverage/england)
- [Northern Ireland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/mobile-4g-coverage/northern-ireland)
- [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/mobile-4g-coverage/scotland)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/mobile-4g-coverage/wales)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/mobile-4g-coverage/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/mobile-4g-coverage/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/mobile-4g-coverage/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/mobile-4g-coverage/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/mobile-4g-coverage/east-of-england)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/mobile-4g-coverage/london)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/mobile-4g-coverage/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/mobile-4g-coverage/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/mobile-4g-coverage)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/mobile-4g-coverage)

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