In Gateshead, overall crime fell 10% over the most recent three months, yet shoplifting went the other way, up 39%. That split shapes how we protect shops, estates and venues on the south bank of the Tyne.
Trusted Protection in Gateshead
Police.uk counted 1,425 shop thefts close to the centre of Gateshead, and the newest quarter ran well ahead of a year ago even while total crime dropped. For retailers near The Gate, Metrocentre or Monument Mall, store detectives and monitored cameras therefore still earn their cost. Anti-social behaviour, at 2,454 reports, is the other big concern, and Go Security answers it with visible patrols and officers on entrances.
Gateshead Business Profile
Seventy registered security workers from our network have homes no further than ten miles from Gateshead, and 35 of them currently hold SIA licences and accept shifts; ten drive their own vehicles. Every one is BS 7858 vetted and paid through PAYE. A GPS book-on starts each duty, and our controllers follow patrols and alarm calls continuously, sending digital reports once each job closes.
About 5,695 businesses are based in the borough, led by construction on 890, professional services on 700 and retail on 500. Car dealers and garages, at 4.1% against 3.0% nationally, need towers over the forecourt and overnight checks. Education, at 2.5% versus 1.9%, often asks for patrols of school grounds, gate control and cover during holidays when buildings stand empty.
The Glasshouse, BALTIC Centre and Live Theatre all lie within 5km, alongside nightclubs such as Tup Tup Palace. Any of them holding 200 people or more will have Martyn's Law duties once the Act commences in 2027, and our door teams, stewards and search routines can be shaped around them. What Martyn's Law means for venues.
Sources: Go Security officer network (counts rounded to the nearest 5); ONS UK Business Counts via Nomis; place data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Updated October 2026.
Security Requirements in Gateshead
Gateshead sits on the south bank of the Tyne and is home to the Angel of the North. Its commercial life spreads across Team Valley Trading Estate, Armstrong Industrial Park and Chillingham Industrial Estate, with Gateshead and Gateshead Stadium stations and the Newcastle stations close by.
Arts venues, 328 licensed bars and clubs, and 36 mapped building sites give the area daytime, evening and overnight risks. Each calls for a different mix of guarding, door supervision and towers.
Services in Gateshead
Gateshead customers book the following most, for a lone shop or a whole trading estate.
Security guarding · Mobile patrols · Key holding · Alarm response · Event security · K9 security · CCTV towers · CCTV monitoring · POD intruder alarms
Crime & Security Data
Police.uk listed 11,730 offences around Gateshead's centre, inside one mile, for the twelve months to August 2026.
Violence and sexual offences made up 3,448, about 29% of the total, and anti-social behaviour 2,454. Shoplifting came third at 1,425, with public order on 836 and other theft on 799. Comparing the newest quarter to a year before, crime overall fell 10%, but shop theft rose 39%. Town-centre retailers are therefore facing more pressure, not less, and the police team's focus on the centre reflects that.
Source: Police.uk open data, street-level crime within ~1 mile, September 2025 to August 2026. Locations are approximate.
Local Policing
Northumbria Police's Gateshead Central officers are focused on protecting vulnerable residents of the Poet's Estate, reducing town-centre crime and disorder, and tackling drug misuse.
Current neighbourhood priorities:
Source: Police.uk neighbourhoods, the policing team whose area covers Gateshead.
Areas We Cover Near Gateshead
Our officers also serve Newcastle upon Tyne and Byker, each about a mile away, plus Heaton at 2, so a client with sites on both banks can use one team.
Postcodes We Cover in Gateshead
The 6 postcode districts nearest central Gateshead, covering parts of Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne.
Nearest first. Source: ONS postcode data via postcodes.io. Need another postcode? Check coverage.
Gateshead Security FAQs
Yes. Police.uk recorded 1,425 shop thefts close to the centre, and the latest quarter was 39% higher than a year before, even though crime overall fell 10%. Store officers and remote CCTV monitoring help reverse that.
We run night patrols on estates including Team Valley and Armstrong Industrial Park. Officers vary their timings, check shutters and fences, and each stop is GPS-stamped in the report you receive.
There are 328 licensed premises within 5km, plus arts venues like The Glasshouse and BALTIC. Our SIA-licensed supervisors and stewards work those doors, and we help venues for 200 or more prepare for Martyn's Law.
Education makes up 2.5% of Gateshead businesses, slightly ahead of the 1.9% British share. We offer gate control, campus patrols and holiday cover when buildings are closed and most exposed.
Seventy registered security workers from our network live locally, and 35 currently hold licences and take shifts. Ten drive, which suits patrol rounds and alarm response across the borough.
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