Total Crime Rate

229.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 229.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 68.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

King Edward Place area has the 34th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Edward Place (NE8 3PS) in the last 12 months was 229.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 700.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 92.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 850.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Edward Place (NE8 3PS), 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 King Edward Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thames Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gateshead Stadium Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thames Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thames Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gateshead Stadium
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gateshead Stadium Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gateshead Stadium Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gateshead Stadium Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gateshead Stadium Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gateshead Stadium Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gateshead Stadium Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gateshead Stadium Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gateshead Stadium Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Humber Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Gateshead Stadium Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Gateshead Stadium Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Moore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nile Court
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highcliffe Gardens
Sep 2025Burglary St Vincent Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Vincent Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Angel Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Humber Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Severn Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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