Total Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 36.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Chilcrosse area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 205th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chilcrosse (NE10 8PU) in the last 12 months was 36.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% lower than the Pelaw and Heworth average (74.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chilcrosse (NE10 8PU), the main crime hotspot is near St Edmund'S Drive. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chilcrosse area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whinshaw Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkton Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colegate West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colegate West Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Colegate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Paddock Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redemarsh Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Edmund'S Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Edmund'S Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whinshaw Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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