Total Crime Rate
305.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Durham Place area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 50th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Durham Place (NE8 3TP) in the last 12 months was 305.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 140.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Durham Place (NE8 3TP), the main crime hotspot is near King James Street. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bridges| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Edmund'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Conway Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shipcote Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shipcote Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipcote Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Milvain Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shipcote Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shipcote Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | King James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | King James Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | King James Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | King James Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King James Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Newman Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conway Square | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Northbourne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Milvain Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Edmund'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Edmund'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cromwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Edmund'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Edmund'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Edmund'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Edmund'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Edmund'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | St Edmund'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Milvain Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Milvain Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | King James Street | Under investigation |
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