Total Crime Rate
632.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Marian Court area has the 9th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 20th 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 Marian Court (NE8 2HU) in the last 12 months was 632.1 per 1,000 residents and was 128.0% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -54.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 254.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marian Court (NE8 2HU), the main crime hotspot is near Bensham Avenue. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bridges| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bensham Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cuthbert Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cuthbert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadowcroft Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rectory Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Saltwell Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saltwell Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saltwell Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saltwell Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saltwell Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saltwell Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rectory Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Marian Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derwentwater Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bridges View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Mill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Mill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Mill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Mill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | The Mill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Mill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cuthbert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Saltwell Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | First Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bensham Avenue | Under investigation |
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