Total Crime Rate

148.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.0 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 148.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Sheraton area has the 9th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 131st 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 Sheraton (NE10 8JP) in the last 12 months was 148.0 per 1,000 residents and was 99.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheraton (NE10 8JP), the main crime hotspot is near Staindrop. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sheraton area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hopedene Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hopedene Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sheraton Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartburn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartburn Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Whinbrooke Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Staindrop Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staindrop Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staindrop Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopedene Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopedene Under investigation
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Data Sources

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