Total Crime Rate

165.8 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 165.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.1 9/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Drugs 16.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Adelaide 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 Adelaide Court (NE8 2EE) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Adelaide Court (NE8 2EE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 367 crimes here, including 103 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Adelaide Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Half Moon Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Half Moon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Half Moon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Half Moon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Half Moon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Half Moon Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Half Moon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Half Moon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hudson Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Half Moon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bottle Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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