Total Crime Rate

96.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 96.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cook Gardens area has the 19th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 278th highest 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 Cook Gardens (NE10 8TS) in the last 12 months was 96.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cook Gardens (NE10 8TS), the main crime hotspot is near Dunn Court. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cook Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunn Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Broadpark Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunn Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunn Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dunn Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunn Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunn Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Baker Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Baker Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lingshaw Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Priestley Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lingshaw Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dunkeld Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvey Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cole Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cripps Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cripps Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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