Total Crime Rate

26.7 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 26.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Cripps Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 113th 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 Cripps Avenue (NE10 8TJ) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cripps Avenue (NE10 8TJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lingshaw, where police recorded 16 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 Cripps Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Cripps Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leam Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lingshaw Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lingshaw Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cripps Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Priestley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Broadpark Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dunkeld Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvey Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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