Total Crime Rate
50.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dryden Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 286th lowest 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 Dryden Road (NE9 5DW) in the last 12 months was 50.2 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% lower than the Bridges average (225.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Robbery with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dryden Road (NE9 5DW), the main crime hotspot is near Shipcote Terrace. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gateshead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shipcote Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Newman Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Patterdale Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Limetrees Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Perry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Valley Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northbourne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Northbourne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raby Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Patterdale Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Newman Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Patterdale Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newman Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newman Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newman Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newman Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newman Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newman Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newman Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newman Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Raby Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raby Street | Under investigation |
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