Total Crime Rate
35.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lansbury Gardens area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 198th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lansbury Gardens (NE10 8UB) in the last 12 months was 35.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.5% lower than the Pelaw and Heworth average (74.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lansbury Gardens (NE10 8UB), 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.
View Crime In Gateshead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunn Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dunn Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunn Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunn Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunn Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dunn Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bondfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bolburn | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dunn Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Dunn Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cartmel Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Cartmel Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dunn Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Grange Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Thirlmere | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunn Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Avenue | Under investigation |
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