Gateshead crime stats
The overall crime rate in Gateshead city is 106.3 crimes per 1,000 which is 105% of the national crime average. Most crimes, 3.9k crimes were violent crimes which is 28.5% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 85% of national crime rate. Robbery crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 29.3% over the last twelve months.The category of "shoplifting crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. Shoplifting crime rate is at 157% of national crime rate which puts Gateshead on 33. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. Shoplifting crime makes up 13.0% of all crimes committed in the area. As of October 2026 shoplifting crime totalled 1.8k representing an increase 11.2% year-over-year.
Crime Statistics Breakdown: Share, Ranking, National Comparison, Volume, and Annual Change for Gateshead city| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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| Violent crime | 28.5% | 10. lowest | 85% | 3.9k | -26.4% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime | 18.9% | 42. highest | 125% | 2.6k | 3.0% |
| Shoplifting crime | 13.0% | 33. highest | 157% | 1.8k | 11.2% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime | 8.7% | 48. highest | 132% | 1.2k | -23.3% |
| Public order crime | 6.9% | 31. lowest | 106% | 945 | -31.5% |
| Other theft crime | 6.0% | 32. lowest | 95% | 818 | -21.6% |
| Vehicle crime | 4.7% | 45. lowest | 97% | 649 | -5.7% |
| Burglary crime | 4.7% | 30. highest | 134% | 638 | -11.3% |
| Other crime | 3.2% | 27. highest | 154% | 437 | 7.1% |
| Robbery crime | 1.7% | 33. highest | 128% | 234 | 29.3% |
| Drugs crime | 1.7% | 9. lowest | 52% | 230 | -48.4% |
| Theft from the person crime | 0.9% | 34. highest | 54% | 122 | 6.1% |
| Possession of weapons crime | 0.7% | 12. lowest | 72% | 94 | -46.6% |
| Bicycle theft crime | 0.5% | 15. lowest | 57% | 63 | -10.0% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Gateshead crime rate by crime statistic
This graph compares crime rate in Gateshead city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime Rate Comparison: Gateshead city vs. England & Wales| Crime statistic | Gateshead city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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| Anti-social behaviour | 20.0 | 16.0 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| Burglary | 5.0 | 3.7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9.3 | 7.0 |
| Drugs | 1.8 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 3.4 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 6.4 | 6.7 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| Public order | 7.3 | 6.9 |
| Robbery | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 13.8 | 8.8 |
| Theft from the person | 0.9 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| Violent crime | 30.3 | 35.7 |
Gateshead overall crime rate by year
Overall crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.
Gateshead crime rate comparison map
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