Total Crime Rate

82.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 82.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 59.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.9 8/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Cromwell Street area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 264th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cromwell Street (NE8 3RT) in the last 12 months was 82.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 59.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Street (NE8 3RT), 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 Cromwell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Kingston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fife Street —
Apr 2026Public order Rosebery Avenue 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 2026Public order Rosebery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newman Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deckham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosebery Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durham Place —
Apr 2026Other crime Mount Pleasent Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Edgware Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Kingston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milvain Street —
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Data Sources

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