Total Crime Rate

558.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

194.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 558.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 194.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 137.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 133.8 10/10
  • Other theft 73.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 46.8 10/10
  • Public order 40.1 10/10
  • Burglary 33.4 10/10
  • Robbery 13.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 8/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Neilson Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 15th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Neilson Road (NE10 0EW) in the last 12 months was 558.5 per 1,000 residents and was 147.7% higher 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 194.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Neilson Road (NE10 0EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Acacia Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Neilson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stadium Industrial Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acacia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Park Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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