Northumbria Police

Crime in Gateshead Central

Street-level crime statistics for Gateshead Central based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 5,363 crimes in last 12 months

10 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

5,363 Crimes (last 12 months)

↓11.6% vs Previous 12 Months

10/100 Safety Score

22.2% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 5,363 total crimes recorded in Gateshead Central

Violent Crime

1,759

↓8%

Anti-Social Behaviour

857

↓30%

Public Order

484

Criminal Damage & Arson

441

Other Theft

391

↓15%

Shoplifting

386

↓6%

Vehicle Crime

263

↓9%

Burglary

202

↓23%

Drugs

193

Other Crime

156

↑14%

Robbery

↑17%

Possession of Weapons

↓8%

Theft from Person

↓13%

Bicycle Theft

↓36%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Gateshead Central

02/23

03/23

04/23

05/23

06/23

07/23

08/23

09/23

10/23

11/23

12/23

01/24

485

02/24

535

03/24

528

04/24

552

05/24

541

06/24

554

07/24

464

08/24

486

09/24

516

10/24

470

11/24

461

12/24

477

01/25

432

02/25

452

03/25

471

04/25

469

05/25

454

06/25

554

07/25

533

08/25

459

09/25

516

10/25

489

11/25

417

12/25

117

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Gateshead Central (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Gateshead Central

January 2026 117 crimes December 2025 417 crimes November 2025 489 crimes October 2025 516 crimes September 2025 459 crimes August 2025 533 crimes July 2025 554 crimes June 2025 454 crimes May 2025 469 crimes April 2025 471 crimes March 2025 452 crimes February 2025 432 crimes January 2025 477 crimes December 2024 461 crimes November 2024 470 crimes October 2024 516 crimes September 2024 486 crimes August 2024 464 crimes July 2024 554 crimes June 2024 541 crimes May 2024 552 crimes April 2024 528 crimes March 2024 535 crimes February 2024 485 crimes January 2024 0 crimes December 2023 0 crimes November 2023 0 crimes October 2023 0 crimes September 2023 0 crimes August 2023 0 crimes July 2023 0 crimes June 2023 0 crimes May 2023 0 crimes April 2023 0 crimes March 2023 0 crimes February 2023 0 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Northumbria Police

Sunderland Central Sunderland East Farringdon, Pennywell, Pallion, Silksworth and Ryhope (Sunderland West) Carley Hill, Hylton Red House, Witherwack, Fulwell and Roker (Sunderland North) Washington Houghton Riverside and West Shields Boldon, Cleadon, Whitburn Hebburn and Jarrow Leam Lane, Wardley, Heworth, Felling and Bill Quay (Gateshead East) Low Fell and Allerdene Dunston, Teams, Whickham, Swalwell and Lobley Hill (Gateshead Inner West) Blaydon, Winlaton, Ryton, Rowlands Gill and Chopwell (Gateshead Outer West) North Shields Whitley Bay Wallsend Killingworth Westerhope and Newburn Gosforth and Great Park Blakelaw, Kenton and Fawdon Fenham and Scotswood Benwell and Elswick Newcastle Central Jesmond and Heaton Byker and Walker Bedlington Ashington Blyth Cramlington Morpeth Alnwick Berwick East Tynedale West Tynedale View all Northumbria Police neighbourhoods

Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.