Total Crime Rate

30.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 30.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Thorne Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 149th lowest crime rate of 696 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 Thorne Avenue (NE10 8TE) in the last 12 months was 30.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorne Avenue (NE10 8TE), 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 Thorne Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Priestley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dunkeld Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Standfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Anti-social behaviour The Mews —
Sep 2025Other theft Broadpark Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvey Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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