Total Crime Rate

64.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bewick Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 317th lowest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bewick Road (NE8 1RR) in the last 12 months was 64.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% lower than the Bridges average (277.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bewick Road (NE8 1RR), the main crime hotspot is near Coatsworth Court. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bewick Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Affleck Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Coatsworth Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Villa Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worcester Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Worcester Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Worcester Green Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Villa Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Villa Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claremont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Coatsworth Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Coatsworth Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Woodbine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bewick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Coatsworth Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Coatsworth Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coatsworth Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grasmere Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claremont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Claremont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Claremont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Westfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Villa Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Villa Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Villa Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claremont South Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ely Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Claremont Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Coatsworth Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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