Total Crime Rate

268.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 268.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.8 10/10
  • Public order 41.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Edgeware Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 61st 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 Edgeware Road (NE8 3UU) in the last 12 months was 268.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 181.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgeware Road (NE8 3UU), 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 Edgeware Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Edgware Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deckham Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chiswick Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highcliffe Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Ilford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayfair Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Deckham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Deckham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Baden Powell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ilford Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cromwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingston Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nile Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgware Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellison Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Humber Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Humber Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Avon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thames Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newman Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Valley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edgware Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newman Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thames Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Conway Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conway Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thames Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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