Total Crime Rate
89.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St 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.
View Crime In Bridges| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shelley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shelley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shelley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shelley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shelley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shelley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gateshead Stadium | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shelley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shelley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shelley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shelley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Vincent Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gateshead Stadium | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hardwick Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gateshead Stadium | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gateshead Stadium | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gateshead Stadium | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Gateshead Stadium | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Severn Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Severn Gardens | Under investigation |
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