Total Crime Rate

491.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

140.4 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 491.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 193.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 140.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.2 9/10
  • Burglary 52.6 10/10
  • Other theft 52.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 35.1 10/10
  • Public order 35.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Keats Walk area has the 9th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 19th 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 Keats Walk (NE8 3NS) in the last 12 months was 491.2 per 1,000 residents and was 117.9% higher than the Bridges average (225.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 140.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keats Walk (NE8 3NS), 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 Keats Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wordsworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gateshead Stadium Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gateshead Stadium —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gateshead Stadium —
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 2026Burglary Gateshead Stadium Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gateshead Stadium Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gateshead Stadium Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gateshead Stadium Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bede Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gateshead Stadium Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Close 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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