Total Crime Rate

76.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Crescent area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 336th highest crime rate of 696 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 8AZ) in the last 12 months was 76.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% lower than the Pelaw and Heworth average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Crescent (NE10 8AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wardley Lane (5 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 (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Standfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wardley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wardley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Crescent —
Sep 2025Other theft Wardley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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