Total Crime Rate

546.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

163.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 546.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 167.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 163.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.2 10/10
  • Public order 66.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.3 10/10
  • Burglary 29.7 10/10
  • Other crime 18.6 10/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wealcroft area has the highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 16th 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 Wealcroft (NE10 8QS) in the last 12 months was 546.5 per 1,000 residents and was 636.3% 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 Shoplifting with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 163.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wealcroft (NE10 8QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prince George Square (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wealcroft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cotemede Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chevington Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince George Square —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Prince George Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rennington —
Apr 2026Other crime Falstone Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rennington —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whinshaw Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartburn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Paddock Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartburn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkton Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Whinshaw Under investigation
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Data Sources

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