Total Crime Rate
14.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Claremont Place area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 63rd 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 Claremont Place (NE8 1TL) in the last 12 months was 14.2 per 1,000 residents and was 93.7% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Claremont Place (NE8 1TL), 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.
View Crime In Gateshead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bensham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | The Mill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coatsworth Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coatsworth Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Coatsworth Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Coatsworth Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Affleck Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Affleck Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Mill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Mill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Mill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Mill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Curzon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Claremont Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Villa Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ridley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Claremont Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Villa Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rectory Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bensham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bensham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bensham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Overhill Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rectory Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rectory Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Overhill Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Overhill Terrace | Under investigation |
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