Total Crime Rate

160.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 160.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 57.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.9 7/10
  • Other crime 15.3 10/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alderwyk area has the 8th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 115th highest crime rate of 693 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 Alderwyk (NE10 8DB) in the last 12 months was 160.3 per 1,000 residents and was 116.0% higher than the Pelaw and Heworth average (74.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alderwyk (NE10 8DB), the main crime hotspot is near Alderwyk. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alderwyk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cropthorne Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cropthorne Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beaufront Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A195 —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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