Total Crime Rate

156.5 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 156.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Other theft 26.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Evanlade area has the 10th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 151st 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 Evanlade (NE10 8DA) in the last 12 months was 156.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Evanlade area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Roehedge Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lanchester Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Graystones Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roehedge Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Roehedge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Alderwyk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Roehedge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cropthorne Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cropthorne Under investigation
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Data Sources

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