Total Crime Rate

96.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.8 7/10
  • Other theft 32.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Portland Street area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 278th 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 Portland Street (NE10 0XX) in the last 12 months was 96.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% lower than the Bridges average (277.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Street (NE10 0XX), the main crime hotspot is near Gosforth Terrace. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Portland Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Durham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Durham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Buttermere Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Joicey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Princess Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Princess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Duke Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Durham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Durham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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