Total Crime Rate

112.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 112.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Chichester Close area has the 57th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 693 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 Chichester Close (NE8 1NN) in the last 12 months was 112.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% lower than the Bridges average (225.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 45.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chichester Close (NE8 1NN), the main crime hotspot is near Half Moon Lane. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chichester Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coatsworth Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Denmark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Havelock Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ely Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Havelock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Consort Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Affleck Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villa Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villa Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coatsworth Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coatsworth Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coatsworth Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Denmark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Havelock Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Half Moon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Claremont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villa Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ely Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Villa Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Half Moon Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Villa Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ripon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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