Total Crime Rate

80.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 80.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Highfield Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 275th 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 Highfield Road (NE8 3SE) in the last 12 months was 80.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (NE8 3SE), 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 Highfield Road area

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

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