Safety, air quality and noise in Gateshead

Safety — higher is safer

Gateshead scores 93 out of 100 for safety, where higher is safer.

Measured figure: 937.5 offences per 10,000 residents.

Safety uses a median of 937.5 offences per 10,000 residents across the 97 LSOAs in this local authority area, from Home Office police-recorded crime published through data.police.uk, 2025.

Median across the 97 member areas; middle half 88 to 99.

Clean air — higher is cleaner

Gateshead scores 80 out of 100 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.

Measured figure: 7.3 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.

Clean air uses a median of 7.3 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 across the 97 LSOAs in this local authority area, an annual mean modelled at 97 member-area centroids from SpotCheck's city air-quality model.

Median across the 97 member areas; middle half 79 to 81.

Quiet — higher is quieter

Gateshead scores 44 out of 100 for quiet, where higher is quieter.

Measured figure: 62.4 decibels (modelled).

Quiet uses a median of 62.4 decibels of modelled outdoor sound across the 97 LSOAs in this local authority area, a day-evening-night level taken at 97 member-area centroids from the national major-road traffic noise model, where a lower reading means a quieter area. This figure is approximate: modelled from the major-road network rather than a local noise surface.

This score is approximate.

Median across the 97 member areas; middle half 33 to 53.