Total Crime Rate

132.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 132.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 24.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Oakwood area has the 15th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 155th highest crime rate of 693 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 Oakwood (NE10 8LU) in the last 12 months was 132.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakwood (NE10 8LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakwood, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wallace Gardens (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Gateshead

Crime Over Time in Oakwood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Planesway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prestwick —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prestwick —
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallace Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kellsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakwood —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whittleburn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Planesway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Whitehouse Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittleburn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aycliffe Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakwood Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 19 of 19

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑