Total Crime Rate

520.7 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 520.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 189.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 142.0 10/10
  • Other theft 53.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.4 10/10
  • Public order 29.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 23.7 10/10
  • Robbery 11.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Mill Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 24th 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 Mill Road (NE8 3QW) in the last 12 months was 520.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.8% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 236.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Road (NE8 3QW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abbots Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbots Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blagdon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Swirle Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Ann'S Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mill Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Swirle —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour City Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandgate —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quarryfield Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandgate —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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