Total Crime Rate

367.1 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 367.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 122.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 46.4 10/10
  • Public order 38.0 10/10
  • Drugs 21.1 10/10
  • Other theft 16.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
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

Sunderland Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 34th highest crime rate of 696 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 Sunderland Road (NE8 3LU) in the last 12 months was 367.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% higher than the Bridges average (277.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 866.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 130.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 158.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunderland Road (NE8 3LU), the main crime hotspot is near Shelley Drive. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sunderland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shelley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shelley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shelley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shelley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shelley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King James Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs King James Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft King James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order King James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime King James Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gateshead Highway —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bede Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cemetery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelley Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shelley Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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