Total Crime Rate

180.3 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 180.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.6 8/10
  • Public order 20.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Heworth Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 116th 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 High Heworth Lane (NE10 0PB) in the last 12 months was 180.3 per 1,000 residents and was 88.7% higher than the Pelaw and Heworth average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 135.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Heworth Lane (NE10 0PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bus/Coach Station, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Lanes (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Heworth Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Edmund'S Drive —
Sep 2025Public order St Edmund'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High House Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Edmund'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Edmund'S Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Heworth Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmund'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmund'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmund'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heworth Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heworth Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Lanes —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Lanes Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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