Total Crime Rate

923.1 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 923.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 375.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 307.7 10/10
  • Public order 67.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.9 9/10
  • Burglary 28.9 10/10
  • Drugs 28.9 10/10
  • Other theft 28.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Robbery 9.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cuthbert Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 8th highest crime rate of 696 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 923.1 per 1,000 residents and was 233.0% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 384.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cuthbert Street (NE8 1AF), the main crime hotspot is near Bensham Avenue. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 35 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 (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bensham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overhill Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Mill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Mill —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cuthbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cuthbert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cuthbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overhill Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Cuthbert'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overhill Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Claremont Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Cuthbert'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bridges View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bensham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derwentwater Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Aidan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Aidan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bensham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chester Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Mill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Mill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ravenscourt Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bensham Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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