Total Crime Rate

160.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 160.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 104.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.7 9/10
  • Public order 34.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Edgeware Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 116th highest crime rate of 693 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 160.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% lower than the Bridges average (225.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 104.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgeware Road (NE8 3UU), the main crime hotspot is near Kingston Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 19 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 (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deckham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mafeking Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Mafeking Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baden Powell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rosebery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rosebery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosebery Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Kingston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kingston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Mount Pleasent Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chiswick Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medway Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft Newman Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leyton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Edgware Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nile Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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