Total Crime Rate

221.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 221.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 71.8 10/10
  • Public order 31.6 10/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • 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
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

Lansbury Gardens area has the 6th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 84th highest crime rate of 696 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 Lansbury Gardens (NE10 8UD) in the last 12 months was 221.3 per 1,000 residents and was 131.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 525.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 120.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 110.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lansbury Gardens (NE10 8UD), 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 Lansbury Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Dunn Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunn Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cole Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunn Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunn Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cartmel Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunn Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunn Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thirlmere —
Sep 2025Burglary Cartmel Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cartmel Park —
Sep 2025Other crime Buttermere Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shields Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Baker Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shields Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Baker Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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