Total Crime Rate

247.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.1 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 247.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 77.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Robbery 11.1 9/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Lyons Court area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lyons Court (NE10 0BE) in the last 12 months was 247.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.7% higher than the Bridges average (225.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -47.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 70.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyons Court (NE10 0BE), the main crime hotspot is near Dunn Court. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lyons Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Joicey Street —
Apr 2026Public order Dunn Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunn Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dunn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dunn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dunn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dunn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bondfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dunn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fisherwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dunn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cartmel Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cartmel Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morley Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Rothbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunn Court —
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Data Sources

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