Total Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitemere Gardens area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 192nd lowest 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 Whitemere Gardens (NE10 8BD) in the last 12 months was 38.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -77.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 495.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitemere Gardens (NE10 8BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wardley Lane, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fellgate Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Whitemere Gardens 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Wardley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leam Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Crescent —
Sep 2025Drugs Wardley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slaley Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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