Total Crime Rate

176.9 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 176.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Saltwell Place area has the 41st highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Saltwell Place (NE8 4QY) in the last 12 months was 176.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 107.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saltwell Place (NE8 4QY), the main crime hotspot is near Bensham Avenue. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Saltwell Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wetherby Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bensham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunel Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wetherby Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Trevethick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Brunel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trevethick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Macadam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saltwell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Macadam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bensham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bensham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bensham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bensham Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derwentwater Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadowcroft Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saltwell Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Aidan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saltwell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saltwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hedley Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Arkle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Arkle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arkle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hedley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chepstow Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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