Total Crime Rate

150.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 150.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.7 10/10
  • Other crime 15.0 10/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Villa Place area has the 44th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 127th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Villa Place (NE8 1RY) in the last 12 months was 150.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 97.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Villa Place (NE8 1RY), 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 Villa Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villa Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grasmere Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coatsworth Court —
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 Affleck Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Affleck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Claremont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villa Place —
Apr 2026Public order Villa Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Villa Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Villa Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Havelock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Havelock Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Havelock Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coatsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Claremont South Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ely Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ely Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Grasmere Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coatsworth Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claremont Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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