Total Crime Rate

174.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 174.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 51.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Chester Place area has the 36th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 96th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Place (NE8 1QB) in the last 12 months was 174.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Place (NE8 1QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coatsworth Court, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coatsworth Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Overhill Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Mill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Claremont South Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Affleck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Affleck Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coatsworth Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coatsworth Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coatsworth Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claremont Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Village Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Mill —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Mill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Mill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Rectory Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Mill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime The Mill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Airey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Airey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bensham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bensham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bensham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bensham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bensham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overhill Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overhill Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Windmill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Rectory Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coatsworth Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windmill Way —
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Data Sources

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