Total Crime Rate

121.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 121.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wreken Gardens area has the 16th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 211th highest crime rate of 696 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 Wreken Gardens (NE10 8ST) in the last 12 months was 121.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 65.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wreken Gardens (NE10 8ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fellgate Gardens, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunkeld Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wreken Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Mews —
Sep 2025Public order Dunkeld Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leam Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cripps Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cripps Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Standfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvey Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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