Total Crime Rate

523.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 523.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 75.5 10/10
  • Other theft 56.6 10/10
  • Public order 37.7 10/10
  • Drugs 28.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.3 10/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Other crime 14.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 14.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Bensham Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 696 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 Bensham Road (NE8 1US) in the last 12 months was 523.6 per 1,000 residents and was 88.9% higher than the Bridges average (277.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 212.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bensham Road (NE8 1US), the main crime hotspot is near Bensham Avenue. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Bridges

Crime Over Time in Bensham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derwentwater Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bensham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Mill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Mill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Mill —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cuthbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cuthbert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cuthbert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bensham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Mill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bensham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rectory Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rectory Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Cuthbert'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Cuthbert'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Mill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Mill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overhill Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Claremont Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Epworth Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chester Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bridges View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overhill Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overhill Terrace Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 37

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑