Crime Rates at Chandos Street, Gateshead, NE8 4AB

Chandos Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 54th 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 Chandos Street (NE8 4AB) in the last 12 months was 241.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 122.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chandos Street (NE8 4AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Edmund'S Road, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shipcote Terrace (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.