Crime Rates at Old Durham Road, Gateshead, NE8 4BQ

Old Durham Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 96th highest crime rate of 696 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 Old Durham Road (NE8 4BQ) in the last 12 months was 209.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% lower than the Bridges average (277.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 93.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Durham Road (NE8 4BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Shipcote Terrace. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.