Total Crime Rate

215.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.9 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 215.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 112.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Public order 21.0 9/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Overhill Terrace area has the 26th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Overhill Terrace (NE8 1TD) in the last 12 months was 215.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 112.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Overhill Terrace (NE8 1TD), 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 Overhill Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Mill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Mill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Mill —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bensham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridges View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Liddell Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Overhill Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overhill Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Mill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overhill Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Airey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Airey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rectory Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Rectory Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bensham Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Bensham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bensham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bensham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bensham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Mill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bensham Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claremont Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windmill Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Windmill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curzon Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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