Gateshead Domestic Abuse Strategy 2025-28
Our vision
Our overall vision for this Strategy is to reduce domestic abuse in Gateshead, with the long-term ambition of driving it down as close to zero as possible, and for everyone in Gateshead to thrive by living a life free from abuse.
We recognise that this will be an ongoing goal, but by placing an increased emphasis over the next three years on prevention of domestic abuse and holding perpetrators to account, we aim to begin the process of reducing domestic abuse locally.
It is important to note that this is a Domestic Abuse Strategy rather than an overarching strategy covering all aspects of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG).
Domestic abuse has been prioritised because of the higher-than-average prevalence in Gateshead and the explicit statutory duty. At the time of developing this strategy, work is also taking place to develop a new Police & Crime Plan for Northumbria, which is likely to include VAWG as a priority. We propose to develop a VAWG Strategy for Gateshead at the next strategy review (in 2028),
drawing on the Northumbria Police & Crime Plan.