Total Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.0 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 49.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 14.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Cotfield Walk area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 274th 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 Cotfield Walk (NE8 1TF) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% lower than the Bridges average (225.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 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 Violent crimes ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotfield Walk (NE8 1TF), 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 Cotfield Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Havelock Terrace 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Airey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Windmill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bensham Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Grasmere Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windmill Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Mill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Affleck Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Mill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Mill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Affleck Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bensham Road Under investigation
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 2026Robbery Rectory Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rectory Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Mill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Mill —
Apr 2026Other crime Village Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curzon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claremont Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bensham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bensham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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