Total Crime Rate

116.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 116.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Drugs 16.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Robbery 11.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Conway Square area has the 54th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Conway Square (NE9 5EL) in the last 12 months was 116.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Conway Square (NE9 5EL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Conway Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosebery Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rosebery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fife Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deckham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newman Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Durham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rosebery Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Mafeking Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mafeking Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Durham Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Edgware Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kingston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Raby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kingston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baden Powell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Perry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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