Total Crime Rate

567.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

250.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 567.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 250.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 240.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 163.5 10/10
  • Public order 86.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.9 10/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cuthbert Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 14th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cuthbert Street (NE8 1AF) in the last 12 months was 567.3 per 1,000 residents and was 151.6% higher than the Bridges average (225.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 250.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cuthbert Street (NE8 1AF), the main crime hotspot is near Bensham Avenue. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cuthbert Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bensham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claremont Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cuthbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cuthbert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cuthbert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cuthbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overhill Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rectory Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Mill —
Apr 2026Robbery Rectory Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Airey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwentwater Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Airey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bensham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bensham Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bensham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bensham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bensham Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridges View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cuthbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft Mews —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Mill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Mill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bensham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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