Total Crime Rate

244.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 244.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.3 10/10
  • Burglary 27.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.3 10/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Abbotsford Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 71st highest crime rate of 696 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 Abbotsford Road (NE10 0EX) in the last 12 months was 244.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 89.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbotsford Road (NE10 0EX), the main crime hotspot is near Bondene Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbotsford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bondene Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoneygate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bondene Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bondene Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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