Crime Rate in Bridges, ward

Bridges has the highest crime rate of 22 wards in Gateshead district and the 136th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 10th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bridges in the last 12 months was 277.2 per 1,000 residents and was 143.2% higher than the Gateshead district average (114.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bridges’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 916 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 29 cases , down -29.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 23.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -29.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,321 (≈ 114.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bridges ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 443 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Charles Street (138 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.