Total Crime Rate

215.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

94.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 215.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 94.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.6 10/10
  • Other theft 26.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.3 10/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Howard Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 693 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 Howard Street (NE8 3QD) in the last 12 months was 215.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 94.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Street (NE8 3QD), the main crime hotspot is near Oban Street. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Howard Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pensher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oban Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ettrick Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reginald Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Asher Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gower Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gower Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Split Crow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oban Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walcher Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lobelia Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acacia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baird Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pensher Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kings Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs King Edward Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trent Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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