Crime Rates at Avon Street, Gateshead, NE8 3SH

Avon Street area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 294th 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 Avon Street (NE8 3SH) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avon Street (NE8 3SH), 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.