Crime Rates at Hopedene, Gateshead, NE10 8JB

Hopedene area has the 17th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 235th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hopedene (NE10 8JB) in the last 12 months was 111.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hopedene (NE10 8JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Staindrop (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.