Total Crime Rate

333.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

164.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 333.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 164.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 119.4 10/10
  • Public order 94.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.7 9/10
  • Burglary 19.9 10/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grassbanks area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 39th 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 Grassbanks (NE10 8DU) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 349.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 164.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grassbanks (NE10 8DU), the main crime hotspot is near Meresyde. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grassbanks area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grange Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Prince George Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince George Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartburn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartburn Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Whinbrooke Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meresyde Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meresyde Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bolburn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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