Total Crime Rate

180.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 180.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.6 8/10
  • Public order 20.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Laburnum Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 116th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laburnum Avenue (NE10 8HH) in the last 12 months was 180.3 per 1,000 residents and was 88.7% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 135.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laburnum Avenue (NE10 8HH), the main crime hotspot is near High Lanes. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Laburnum Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Whinshaw Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Lanes —
Sep 2025Other crime Buttermere Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Lanes Under investigation
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Data Sources

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