Total Crime Rate

180.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 180.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Other theft 24.8 10/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Robbery 12.4 9/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Prince Consort Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 117th 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 Prince Consort Road (NE8 4DU) in the last 12 months was 180.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prince Consort Road (NE8 4DU), the main crime hotspot is near Hartington Street. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prince Consort Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bewick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gladstone Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Westfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ely Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shipcote Lane —
Sep 2025Drugs Ripon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ripon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gladstone Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Exeter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Terrace —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Denmark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Denmark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denmark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Denmark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denmark Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ripon Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Westfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Camborne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Westfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Camborne Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Worcester Green Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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