Crime Rates at Melbourne Court, Gateshead, NE8 2ED

Melbourne Court area has the 48th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 135th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melbourne Court (NE8 2ED) in the last 12 months was 165.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Court (NE8 2ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 367 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charles Street (138 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.