Total Crime Rate

209.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 209.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Burglary 14.9 9/10
  • Other crime 14.9 10/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Durham Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 96th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Durham Road (NE8 3TS) in the last 12 months was 209.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 93.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Durham Road (NE8 3TS), 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 Old Durham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Newman Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Fife Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shipcote Terrace —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shipcote Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shipcote Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shipcote Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shipcote Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Shipcote Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newman Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Milvain Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milvain Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fife Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milvain Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Court —
Sep 2025Public order Abbey Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chandos Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Northbourne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgware Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingston Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Milvain Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellison Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milvain Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edgware Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Edgware Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Valley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Deckham Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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