Total Crime Rate

457.2 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 457.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 118.4 10/10
  • Other theft 118.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 49.3 8/10
  • Public order 32.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Durham Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 27th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Durham Road (NE8 4BG) in the last 12 months was 457.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.9% higher than the Bridges average (277.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 105.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durham Road (NE8 4BG), the main crime hotspot is near King James Street. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Durham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Court —
Sep 2025Other theft Patterdale Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Milvain Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milvain Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shipcote Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shipcote Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milvain Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shipcote Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Raby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camborne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camborne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Camborne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Camborne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Milvain Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shipcote Lane —
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shipcote Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shipcote Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shipcote Terrace —
Sep 2025Other theft St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Edmund'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chandos Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Northbourne Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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