Total Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ellison Villas area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 322nd highest crime rate of 696 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 Ellison Villas (NE8 3RX) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 137.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellison Villas (NE8 3RX), the main crime hotspot is near Edgware Road. Police recorded 52 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 Ellison Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thames Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fife Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thames Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Deckham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Edgware Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conway Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Conway Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgware Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Avon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newman Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deckham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deckham Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cromwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newman Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highcliffe Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edgware Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellison Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nile Court —
Sep 2025Public order Fife Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chiswick Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingston Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thames Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfair Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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