Total Crime Rate

1800.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

565.2 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 1800.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 721.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 565.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 347.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 287.0 10/10
  • Public order 139.1 10/10
  • Other theft 104.4 10/10
  • Robbery 60.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 43.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.8 10/10
  • Drugs 34.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.7 9/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Regent Terrace area has the highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 2nd 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 Regent Terrace (NE8 1LU) in the last 12 months was 1800.0 per 1,000 residents and was 698.3% higher than the Bridges average (225.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -30.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 565.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Regent Terrace (NE8 1LU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 280 crimes here, including 83 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Regent Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/90)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lambton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coburg Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coburg Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Havelock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Half Moon Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Charles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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