Total Crime Rate

410.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

174.5 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 410.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 174.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 150.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.9 10/10
  • Other theft 37.7 10/10
  • Drugs 23.6 10/10
  • Other crime 18.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Bensham Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 24th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bensham Road (NE8 1US) in the last 12 months was 410.4 per 1,000 residents and was 82.0% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 174.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bensham Road (NE8 1US), 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 Bensham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft Mews —
Apr 2026Other theft Windmill Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cuthbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridges View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cuthbert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cuthbert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cuthbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfour Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windmill Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overhill Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Mill 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwentwater Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Mill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Mill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Mill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Rectory Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rectory Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Overhill Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cuthbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overhill Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claremont Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Airey Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Airey Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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