Total Crime Rate
80.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dene Gardens area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 274th 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 Dene Gardens (NE10 0RT) in the last 12 months was 80.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dene Gardens (NE10 0RT), the main crime hotspot is near Lauder Way. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gateshead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hainingwood Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Morley Avenue | — |
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