Crime Rates at Mill Road, Gateshead, NE8 3QY

Mill Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 14th 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 3QY) in the last 12 months was 786.0 per 1,000 residents and was 183.5% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 264.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Road (NE8 3QY), 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.