Total Crime Rate

368.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 368.4 10/10
  • Other theft 111.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 82.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 62.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 10/10
  • Public order 23.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Haydn Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 31st 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 Haydn Street (NE8 4BE) in the last 12 months was 368.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% higher than the Bridges average (225.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 82.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Haydn Street (NE8 4BE), the main crime hotspot is near King James Street. Police recorded 71 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 Haydn Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Terrace
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milvain Street
Apr 2026Burglary Camborne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camborne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Camborne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Camborne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Abbey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Edmund'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Patterdale Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Edmund'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order King James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Court
Apr 2026Burglary Abbey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Abbey Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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