Total Crime Rate

150.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 150.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fox Street area has the 44th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 127th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fox Street (NE10 0BD) in the last 12 months was 150.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% lower than the Bridges average (225.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 92.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fox Street (NE10 0BD), the main crime hotspot is near Friary Gardens. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fox Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pensher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lobelia Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reginald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Asher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hepburn Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gower Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gower Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oban Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oban Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pensher Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fox Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dundas Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baird Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walcher Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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