Crime Rates at St Cuthberts Road, Gateshead, NE8 2EL

St Cuthberts Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 12th highest crime rate of 696 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 800.0 per 1,000 residents and was 188.6% higher 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 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 93 (≈ 453.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1621.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Cuthberts Road (NE8 2EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Street, where police recorded 156 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Half Moon Lane (79 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.