Total Crime Rate

23.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 23.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Eastern Gardens area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 98th lowest crime rate of 696 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 Eastern Gardens (NE10 0HS) in the last 12 months was 23.5 per 1,000 residents and was 91.5% lower than the Bridges average (277.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

In the area around Eastern Gardens (NE10 0HS), the main crime hotspot is near Brandling. Police recorded 35 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 Eastern Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Field Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brandling Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Brandling Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Felling House Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Davidson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Field Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brandling Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brandling Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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