Total Crime Rate
157.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rochester Terrace area has the 53rd highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 150th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rochester Terrace (NE10 9NE) in the last 12 months was 157.5 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -68.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rochester Terrace (NE10 9NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bondene Avenue, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mareburn Crescent (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bridges| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Patrick'S Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rowlandson Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bondene Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Patrick'S Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Maple Grove | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bondene Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowlandson Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bondene Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elliott Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Patrick'S Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Patrick'S Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Patrick'S Walk | — |
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