Total Crime Rate

91.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 91.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 54.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.2 9/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Raby Street area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 241st highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Raby Street (NE8 4AD) in the last 12 months was 91.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Raby Street (NE8 4AD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Raby Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shipcote Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Raby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milvain Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Terrace —
Apr 2026Public order Patterdale Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Patterdale Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Perry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fife Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Abbey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newman Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosebery Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Rosebery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rosebery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deckham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durham Place —
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Data Sources

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