Total Crime Rate

131.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 131.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.3 6/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 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

Friars Dene Road area has the 58th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 191st highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Friars Dene Road (NE10 0DR) in the last 12 months was 131.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 50.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friars Dene Road (NE10 0DR), 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 Friars Dene Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acacia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pensher Street East
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oban Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Acacia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acacia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Baird Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Friary Gardens
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friary Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Friary Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Pattinson Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Friary Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Friary Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friary 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 2025Public order Eastwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elliot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Fold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Fold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Fold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Marigold Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Elliot Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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