Total Crime Rate

158.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 158.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.4 9/10
  • Public order 21.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.6 9/10
  • Other crime 14.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ermine Crescent area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 149th 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 Ermine Crescent (NE9 5QQ) in the last 12 months was 158.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 91.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ermine Crescent (NE9 5QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Prefect Place. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ermine Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hadrian Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Elizabeth Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prefect Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Prefect Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prefect Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southway Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Halcyon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hillside Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Causeway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Queen Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hillside Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leeming Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadrian Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadrian Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hodkin Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Prefect Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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