Total Crime Rate

67.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 67.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sunderland Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 325th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sunderland Road (NE10 0BU) in the last 12 months was 67.4 per 1,000 residents and was 70.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunderland Road (NE10 0BU), 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 Sunderland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dundas Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fox Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dexter Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dexter Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dexter Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flexbury Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pensher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pensher Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sir Godfrey Thomson Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baird Court 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 Gower Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gower Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hepburn Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Asher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reginald Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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