Total Crime Rate

115.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.8 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 115.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Other theft 21.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.0 5/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Saltwell Road area has the 55th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 186th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Saltwell Road (NE8 4TH) in the last 12 months was 115.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saltwell Road (NE8 4TH), the main crime hotspot is near Bensham Avenue. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Saltwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Arkle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunel Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saltwell Place —
Apr 2026Other crime Saltwell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trevethick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trevethick Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevethick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miller Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westminster Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Saltwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cartmel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Saltwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Liddell Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bensham Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bensham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saltwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfour Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Hydepark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cartmel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hydepark Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wetherby Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berners-Lee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B601 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arkle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adler Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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