Total Crime Rate

21.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 21.6 2/10
  • Violent crimes 21.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Woodbine Place area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 693 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 Woodbine Place (NE8 1RT) in the last 12 months was 21.6 per 1,000 residents and was 90.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 5 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodbine Place (NE8 1RT), 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 Woodbine Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Claremont South Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Villa Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Villa Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villa Place —
Apr 2026Public order Claremont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ripon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Grasmere Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Affleck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Affleck Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ely Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ely 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Coatsworth Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villa Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villa Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Grasmere Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Havelock Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Havelock Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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