Total Crime Rate

380.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 380.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 140.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.9 10/10
  • Public order 22.1 9/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Galloway Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

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 Galloway Road (NE10 0BF) in the last 12 months was 380.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% higher than the Bridges average (277.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 110.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Galloway Road (NE10 0BF), the main crime hotspot is near Dunn Court. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Galloway Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A185 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lauder Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cartmel Park
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shields Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Shields Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cartmel Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cartmel Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hainingwood Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hainingwood Terrace
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wood Terrace
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dene Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dene Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunn Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunn Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dunn Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunn Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunn Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunn Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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