Total Crime Rate

786.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 786.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 173.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 143.8 10/10
  • Other theft 83.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 80.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 70.2 10/10
  • Burglary 66.9 10/10
  • Public order 60.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.8 7/10
  • Drugs 20.1 10/10
  • Robbery 20.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.0 10/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 8/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

South Shore Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 14th 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 South Shore Road (NE8 3AF) in the last 12 months was 786.0 per 1,000 residents and was 183.5% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 264.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Shore Road (NE8 3AF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Shore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stadium Industrial Park —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stadium Industrial Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Churchill Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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