Total Crime Rate
102.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bridge Island area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Corbridge , and the 286th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Northumberland .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bridge Island (DH8 9TB) in the last 12 months was 102.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% higher than the Corbridge average (69.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bridge Island (DH8 9TB), the main crime hotspot is near Bridge Island. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In South Tynedale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Derwent Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Derwent Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Derwent Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Derwent Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Riverside | Under investigation |
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