Total Crime Rate

199.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 199.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.8 10/10
  • Burglary 23.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.3 10/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Abbotsford Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 76th 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 Abbotsford Road (NE10 0EX) in the last 12 months was 199.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 72.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbotsford Road (NE10 0EX), the main crime hotspot is near Bondene Avenue. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 8 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 (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bondene Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bondene Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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