284
Households
White Brit. · 76%
Ethnicity
No religion · 42%
Religion
Least deprived 40–50%
Avg IMD
Low · 2.8 per 1k
Crimes · Aug '26
10
Postcodes
Police Recorded Crime in NE98
England & WalesCrime trends · NE98
Estimated — no LSOA is mostly in NE98, 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
1
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
0
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics in NE98
Ethnicity
White Brit.76.2%
Pakistani6.5%
Other White6.0%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.7%
Bangladeshi1.5%
+ 3 other groups · 8.0%
Religion
No religion41.5%
Christian40.9%
Muslim13.3%
Not answered3.2%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
50–6422.0%
35–4919.8%
65–7410.9%
25–3410.7%
10–157.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.1%
Households
One person: other24.3%
One person: aged 66+17.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.4%
+ 8 other households · 27.8%
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for NE98
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Least deprived 40–50%
Mean decile 6.00 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Least deprived 40–50% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.00 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
School applications
This postcode district spans several councils: Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Overview of NE98
Coordinates54.9723, -1.5984
Postcodes
10
Census 2021 (sum of output areas)
605
Households (Census)
284
Recorded crime · Aug '26 · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)
Low · 2.8 per 1k
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