Total Crime Rate

585.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

312.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 585.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 312.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 214.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 112.2 10/10
  • Public order 78.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.2 10/10
  • Drugs 24.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.4 10/10
  • Burglary 19.5 10/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Robbery 14.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Other crime 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

St Cuthberts Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 13th highest crime rate of 693 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 St Cuthberts Road (NE8 2EL) in the last 12 months was 585.4 per 1,000 residents and was 159.6% higher 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 312.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 619.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Cuthberts Road (NE8 2EL), 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 St Cuthberts Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Village Heights Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
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 Mulgrave Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Havelock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Havelock Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Havelock Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Havelock Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Half Moon Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Half Moon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hudson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mulgrave Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coatsworth Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coatsworth Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
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Data Sources

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