Total Crime Rate

379.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

135.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 379.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 135.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 122.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.5 9/10
  • Public order 50.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 46.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Robbery 16.9 10/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Chaucer Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 28th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chaucer Close (NE8 3NG) in the last 12 months was 379.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% higher than the Bridges average (225.5 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 , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 135.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaucer Close (NE8 3NG), 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 Chaucer Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wordsworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Milton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Milton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Milton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bede Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Drive —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other crime Shelley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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