294
Households
White Brit. · 86%
Ethnicity
Christian · 51%
Religion
Most deprived 30–40%
Avg IMD
Low · 1.7 per 1k
Crimes · Aug '26
4
Postcodes
Police Recorded Crime in NE85
England & WalesCrime trends · NE85
Estimated — no LSOA is mostly in NE85, so counts are weighted by each LSOA's share of live postcodes (police.uk, Census 2021)
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
0
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
0
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
000
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
0
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics in NE85
Ethnicity
White Brit.86.0%
Other White4.9%
Indian1.7%
Pakistani1.3%
Other ethnic group1.3%
+ 9 other groups · 4.7%
Religion
Christian51.3%
No religion38.4%
Muslim6.0%
Not answered2.5%
Sikh1.2%
+ 3 other religions · 0.7%
Age groups
50–6423.9%
35–4917.6%
25–3413.0%
65–7411.4%
75–847.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.3%
Households
One person: other24.5%
One person: aged 66+16.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.8%
+ 9 other households · 29.3%
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for NE85
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 30–40%
Mean decile 3.50 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 30–40% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.50 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
School applications
This postcode district spans two councils: Gateshead and Sunderland.
School applications go through the council for each address.
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Overview of NE85
Coordinates54.9320, -1.5848
Postcodes
4
Census 2021 (sum of output areas)
598
Households (Census)
294
Recorded crime · Aug '26 · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)
Low · 1.7 per 1k
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