Total Crime Rate
380.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Galloway 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.
View Crime In Bridges| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A185 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lauder Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cartmel Park | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shields Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shields Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cartmel Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cartmel Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hainingwood Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hainingwood Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wood Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dene Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dene Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunn Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunn Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dunn Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunn Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunn Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunn Court | Under investigation |
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