Total Crime Rate

304.7 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 304.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 132.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.7 9/10
  • Burglary 31.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.4 10/10
  • Public order 23.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Princess Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 51st 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 Princess Street (NE10 0QT) in the last 12 months was 304.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% higher than the Bridges average (277.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 78.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Street (NE10 0QT), the main crime hotspot is near Shields Road. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princess Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thirlmere —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cartmel Park —
Sep 2025Burglary Princess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Princess Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Joicey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cartmel Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cartmel Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A185 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shields Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Shields Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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