Total Crime Rate

176.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 176.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.3 9/10
  • Public order 32.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

The Willows area has the 9th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Willows (NE10 8BW) in the last 12 months was 176.9 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 90.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 127.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Willows (NE10 8BW), the main crime hotspot is near Sheraton. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Willows area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cropthorne Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cropthorne Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Alderwyk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sheraton Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sheraton Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Sheraton Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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