Total Crime Rate

13.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 13.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Lanchester Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 59th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lanchester Close (NE10 8RF) in the last 12 months was 13.5 per 1,000 residents and was 81.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Lanchester Close (NE10 8RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roehedge, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lanchester Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A195 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Follingsby Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherburn Way —
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Data Sources

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