This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.33 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.33 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Gateshead
Crime trends · Gateshead
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
269
YoY -36%
ASB
222
YoY +10%
Vehicle Crime
37
YoY +9%
Burglary
50
YoY -24%
Criminal damage
67
YoY -45%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
918
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Gateshead
Ethnicity
Total residents: 196,161
White Brit.90.3%
Other White2.7%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.1%
+ other · 5.9%
Religion
Total residents: 196,133
Christian50.8%
No religion40.1%
Not answered4.5%
Muslim2.1%
Jewish1.5%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 196,107
50–6420.8%
35–4918.8%
25–3413.2%
65–7410.9%
10–156.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.6%
Households
Total households: 88,907
Other20.3%
Any member 66+14.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.2%
