Total Crime Rate

67.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 67.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hepburn Gardens area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 325th highest 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 Hepburn Gardens (NE10 0AD) in the last 12 months was 67.4 per 1,000 residents and was 70.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hepburn Gardens (NE10 0AD), the main crime hotspot is near Friary Gardens. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hepburn Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hepburn Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Smith Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fox Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coach Road Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coach Road Green —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pensher Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Smith Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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