Total Crime Rate

161.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 161.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Other crime 14.2 10/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • 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

Acacia Road area has the 50th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Acacia Road (NE10 0DU) in the last 12 months was 161.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 81.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acacia Road (NE10 0DU), the main crime hotspot is near Oban Street. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Acacia Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Fold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oban Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oban Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oban Street 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Pensher Street East
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acacia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Baird Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Acacia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Eastwood Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acacia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Fold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Fold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilfrid Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Marigold Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elliot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Elliot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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