Sunniside & Lobley Hill
Middle areaSouth west Gateshead. 10,552 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 17 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 25% of people in Sunniside & Lobley Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Sunniside & Lobley Hill
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sunniside & Lobley Hill at a rate of 50.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 95.2 per 1,000 people across Gateshead.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 162 |
| Other crime | 103 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 95 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 44 |
| Burglary | 37 |
| Vehicle crime | 37 |
| Shoplifting | 31 |
| Drug offences | 10 |
| Theft from the person | 7 |
| Robbery | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Sunniside & Lobley Hill compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Sunniside & Lobley Hill safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sunniside & Lobley Hill at a rate of 50.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 95.2 per 1,000 people across Gateshead.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 44 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Sunniside & Lobley Hill.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (162), other crime (103) and anti-social behaviour (95).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Gateshead
These figures are published for the whole of Gateshead, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Gateshead and not Sunniside & Lobley Hill alone. See Gateshead
Sunniside & Lobley Hill in brief
The median price paid for a home in Sunniside & Lobley Hill was £179,500 in 2025.
Sunniside & Lobley Hill had 10,255 usual residents at the census.
About 25% of people in Sunniside & Lobley Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Sunniside & Lobley Hill, 81.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.