Total Crime Rate

176.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 176.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 154.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 9.5 2/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Cedarway area has the 6th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 93rd 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 Cedarway (NE10 8LD) in the last 12 months was 176.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% higher than the High Fell average (129.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cedarway (NE10 8LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakwood, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near White Oaks (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cedarway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Celandine Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aycliffe Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakwood —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Planesway Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Planesway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitehouse Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Oaks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Oaks —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Oaks Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Whitehouse Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Blackhill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackhill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackhill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blackhill Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White House Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firtrees —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firtrees —
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Data Sources

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