Total Crime Rate

125.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 125.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.4 9/10
  • Drugs 16.5 9/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Strathmore Road area has the 56th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 207th 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 Strathmore Road (NE9 5NQ) in the last 12 months was 125.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -90.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 69.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Strathmore Road (NE9 5NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Iona Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gainsborough Crescent (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Strathmore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Greenbourne Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atholl Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Esk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Romney Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fielding Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mill View —
Sep 2025Other theft Halcyon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fielding Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atholl Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Landseer Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hodkin Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nursery Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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