Total Crime Rate

121.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 121.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

First Street area has the 50th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 171st 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 First Street (NE8 2US) in the last 12 months was 121.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around First Street (NE8 2US), the main crime hotspot is near Bensham Avenue. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in First Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwentwater Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bensham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Arkle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arkle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cuthbert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cuthbert Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adler Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bensham Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miller Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cuthbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadowcroft Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Saltwell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B601 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saltwell Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corbitt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cuthbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Temple Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marian Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Saltwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Saltwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Liddell Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bensham Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cuthbert Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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