Total Crime Rate

83.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 83.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Victoria Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 312th highest crime rate of 696 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 Victoria Road (NE8 4XT) in the last 12 months was 83.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (NE8 4XT), the main crime hotspot is near Renwick Court. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Renwick Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Goodwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temple Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Temple Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wetherby Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Arkle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Arkle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wetherby Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arkle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Renwick Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Renwick Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Renwick Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft B601 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Walnut Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chepstow Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hedley Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hedley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting B601 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Armstrong Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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