Total Crime Rate

99.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.5 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 99.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 10.5 5/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Friars Dene Road area has the 55th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 219th highest crime rate of 693 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 99.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pensher Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reginald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pensher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baird Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acacia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lobelia Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walcher Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fox Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oban Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Asher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oban Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Park Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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