Total Crime Rate

82.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Sunderland Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 314th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sunderland Road (NE10 0BU) in the last 12 months was 82.9 per 1,000 residents and was 70.1% lower than the Bridges average (277.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 57.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunderland Road (NE10 0BU), the main crime hotspot is near Friary Gardens. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 36 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 (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oban Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brearley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Pattinson Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oban Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oban Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Friary Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Friary Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Friary Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gower Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friary Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pensher Street East —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friary Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friary Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friary Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Baird Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Friary Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Friary Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Felling Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Eastwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dexter Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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