Total Crime Rate

388.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

205.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 388.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 205.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.7 10/10
  • Public order 59.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 55.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Other theft 25.6 10/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.1 10/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • 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

St Cuthberts Place area has the 12th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 27th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Cuthberts Place (NE8 1TB) in the last 12 months was 388.9 per 1,000 residents and was 72.5% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 205.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Cuthberts Place (NE8 1TB), the main crime hotspot is near Bensham Avenue. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Cuthberts Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Mill —
Apr 2026Other crime Claremont South Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overhill Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Overhill Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bensham Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft The Mill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfour Street —
Apr 2026Public order Claremont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Rectory Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rectory Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claremont Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grasmere Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curzon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grasmere Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Windmill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windmill Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Affleck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Affleck Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rectory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime The Mill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Mill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Mill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overhill Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bensham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Mill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Airey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Villa Place —
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Data Sources

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