Total Crime Rate
133.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hendon Road area has the 58th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 186th 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 Hendon Road (NE8 3UD) in the last 12 months was 133.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 90.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 92.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 153.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hendon Road (NE8 3UD), the main crime hotspot is near Mayfair Gardens. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 19 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayswater Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfair Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Severn Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hendon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Humber Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Humber Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ilford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilford Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carr Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thames Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thames Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thames Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Severn Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chiswick Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Romney Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fielding Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fielding Place | Under investigation |
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