Total Crime Rate
33.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Redemarsh area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 170th lowest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Redemarsh (NE10 8PR) in the last 12 months was 33.9 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Redemarsh (NE10 8PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Edmund'S Drive, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bleachfeld (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Pelaw and Heworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Edmund'S Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leamside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Colegate West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Edmund'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Edmund'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whinshaw | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leamside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Edmund'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colegate West | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Chilcrosse | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Edmund'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Colegate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Edmund'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Paddock | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Edmund'S Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redemarsh | Under investigation |
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