Total Crime Rate

258.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

137.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 258.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 137.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 92.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.5 10/10
  • Public order 46.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Baker Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 48th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Baker Gardens (NE10 8TT) in the last 12 months was 258.6 per 1,000 residents and was 248.5% higher than the Pelaw and Heworth average (74.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 137.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baker Gardens (NE10 8TT), the main crime hotspot is near Dunn Court. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Baker Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunn Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bondfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Broadacre Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dunn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dunn Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dunn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dunn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dunn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dunn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dunn Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunn Court —
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Data Sources

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