Total Crime Rate

99.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.2 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 99.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.7 9/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hamilton Court area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 220th highest crime rate of 693 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 Hamilton Court (NE8 3RL) in the last 12 months was 99.1 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamilton Court (NE8 3RL), the main crime hotspot is near Kingston Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hamilton Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deckham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rosebery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newman Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durham Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milvain Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosebery Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Rosebery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fife Street —
Apr 2026Public order Kingston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Raby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Edgware Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Mount Pleasent Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kingston Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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