Total Crime Rate

89.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Edmunds Court area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 294th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Edmunds Court (NE8 3PF) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% lower than the Bridges average (277.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Edmunds Court (NE8 3PF), the main crime hotspot is near Gateshead Stadium. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Edmunds Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shelley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shelley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shelley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shelley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shelley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shelley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gateshead Stadium 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 2025Violence and sexual offences 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 2025Burglary 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Vincent Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gateshead Stadium Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hardwick Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gateshead Stadium Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gateshead Stadium Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gateshead Stadium Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Gateshead Stadium Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Severn Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Severn Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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