Total Crime Rate

75.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 75.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 17.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sunderland Road Villas area has the 19th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 293rd highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sunderland Road Villas (NE10 8HD) in the last 12 months was 75.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunderland Road Villas (NE10 8HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Field Lane, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grange Crescent (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sunderland Road Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grange Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bolburn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thirlmere Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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