Total Crime Rate

78.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Durham Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 279th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Durham Road (NE8 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 78.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.0% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Durham Road (NE8 4EJ), 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 Durham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gladstone Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coburg Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coburg Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order King James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Burglary Hartington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shipcote Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Edmund'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Court —
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 2026Robbery Hartington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cemetery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Abbey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Abbey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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