Total Crime Rate
786.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lychgate Court 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 Lychgate Court (NE8 3LJ) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Lychgate Court (NE8 3LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hopper Street. Police recorded 169 crimes here, including 41 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 | Shoplifting | Hopper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hopper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hopper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hopper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hopper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hopper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hopper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hopper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hopper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hopper Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hopper Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hopper Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hopper Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hopper Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hopper Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hopper Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hopper Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gateshead Highway | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Quarryfield Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hopper Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hopper Place | Awaiting court outcome |
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