Total Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 18.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

West Crescent area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 248th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Crescent (NE10 8AY) in the last 12 months was 44.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Crescent (NE10 8AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wardley Lane, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wreken Gardens (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Lindrick Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunderland Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Joyce Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wardley Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wardley Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Follingsby Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wardley Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime White Mere Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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