Total Crime Rate

162.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 162.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hudson Street area has the 38th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 109th 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 Hudson Street (NE8 2AB) in the last 12 months was 162.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 67.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hudson Street (NE8 2AB), the main crime hotspot is near West Street. Police recorded 207 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hudson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lambton Street —
Apr 2026Public order West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Queen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Hillgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lombard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lombard Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hudson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulgrave Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandhill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mulgrave Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Half Moon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Half Moon Lane —
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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