Crime Rates at Sunderland Road, Gateshead, NE8 3EX

Sunderland Road area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 229th highest crime rate of 696 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 Sunderland Road (NE8 3EX) in the last 12 months was 113.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% lower than the Bridges average (277.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunderland Road (NE8 3EX), the main crime hotspot is near Gateshead Stadium. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.