Total Crime Rate

160.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.3 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 160.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 96.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.4 9/10
  • Public order 21.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.7 10/10
  • Robbery 10.7 9/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Adelaide Court area has the 40th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 113th 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 Adelaide Court (NE8 2EE) in the last 12 months was 160.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 96.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adelaide Court (NE8 2EE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 280 crimes here, including 83 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
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lambton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Half Moon Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Half Moon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person West Street Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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