Total Crime Rate

189.0 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 189.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.1 8/10
  • Other theft 32.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.4 7/10
  • Burglary 19.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 109th 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 Saltwell Road (NE8 4TH) in the last 12 months was 189.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 65.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saltwell Road (NE8 4TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bensham Avenue, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cartmel Grove (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Saltwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Aidan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trevethick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saltwell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saltwell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saltwell Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wetherby Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wetherby Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Brunel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft B601 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cartmel Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Rayleigh Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Macadam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brunel Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Macadam Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B601 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saltwell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saltwell Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Telford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hedley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hedley Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Aidan'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Trevethick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trevethick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trevethick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Arkle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Arkle Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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