Total Crime Rate

95.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 95.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 27.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St Vincent Court area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 228th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Vincent Court (NE8 3DZ) in the last 12 months was 95.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.7% lower than the Bridges average (225.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Vincent Court (NE8 3DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Shelley Drive. Police recorded 133 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Vincent Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gateshead Stadium Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gateshead Stadium Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gateshead Stadium —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gateshead Stadium —
Apr 2026Public order Gateshead Stadium Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gateshead Stadium Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs King Edward Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gateshead Stadium Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kings Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St James Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St James Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Mount Pleasent Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shelley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gateshead Stadium Under investigation
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Data Sources

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