Total Crime Rate

63.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Montrose Drive area has the 25th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 307th 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 Montrose Drive (NE10 8BG) in the last 12 months was 63.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montrose Drive (NE10 8BG), the main crime hotspot is near Roehedge. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Montrose Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Priestley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvey Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Standfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leam Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cripps Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cripps Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Roehedge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Roehedge Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Roehedge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roehedge Under investigation
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Data Sources

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