Total Crime Rate

1398.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

678.0 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 1398.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 678.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 550.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 279.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.2 10/10
  • Public order 93.2 10/10
  • Burglary 84.8 10/10
  • Other crime 84.8 10/10
  • Other theft 50.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 50.9 10/10
  • Drugs 42.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.4 10/10
  • Robbery 25.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.5 5/10
  • 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

Blake Walk area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 3rd 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 Blake Walk (NE8 3NW) in the last 12 months was 1398.3 per 1,000 residents and was 520.2% higher than the Bridges average (225.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 678.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blake Walk (NE8 3NW), 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 Blake Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Gateshead Stadium Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Milton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cemetery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wordsworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bede Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shelley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Drive —
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gateshead Stadium —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gateshead Stadium Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gateshead Stadium Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gateshead Stadium Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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