Total Crime Rate

135.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 135.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.5 9/10
  • Public order 20.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

High Lanes area has the 10th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 147th highest crime rate of 693 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 Lanes (NE10 0PD) in the last 12 months was 135.3 per 1,000 residents and was 82.2% higher than the Pelaw and Heworth average (74.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -34.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 86.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Lanes (NE10 0PD), the main crime hotspot is near High Lanes. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Lanes area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Edmund'S Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colegate West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colegate West Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Edmund'S Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Colegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Lanes Under investigation
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Data Sources

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