Total Crime Rate

520.7 per 1,000 10/10 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 520.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 189.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 142.0 10/10
  • Other theft 53.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.4 10/10
  • Public order 29.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 23.7 10/10
  • Robbery 11.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Curzon Place area has the 11th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 24th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Curzon Place (NE8 2ES) in the last 12 months was 520.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.8% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (β‰ˆ 236.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Curzon Place (NE8 2ES), 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 Curzon Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Broad Chare Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Chare Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Chare Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Broad Chare Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Broad Chare Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broad Chare β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bottle Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bottle Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bottle Bank β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Dog Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dog Bank β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Broad Garth Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lombard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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