Total Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 80.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Listers Lane area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 272nd 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 Listers Lane (NE9 5NL) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Listers Lane (NE9 5NL), the main crime hotspot is near Kingston Road. Police recorded 35 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 Listers Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 2026Burglary Kingston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kingston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosebery Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Mount Pleasent Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Mafeking Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deckham Street 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 theft Newman Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Edgware Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mafeking Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newman Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leyton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chiswick Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baden Powell Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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