Total Crime Rate

86.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Highcliffe Gardens area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 254th 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 Highcliffe Gardens (NE8 3SD) in the last 12 months was 86.4 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highcliffe Gardens (NE8 3SD), 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 Highcliffe Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kingston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chelsea Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medway Crescent —
Apr 2026Drugs King Edward Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leyton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chiswick Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Edgware Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Mount Pleasent Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kingston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deckham Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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