Total Crime Rate
71.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grange Crescent area has the 24th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 342nd 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 Grange Crescent (NE10 8UY) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grange Crescent (NE10 8UY), the main crime hotspot is near Whinshaw. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Pelaw and Heworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Laburnum Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Buttermere | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Thorne Brake | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thorne Brake | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorne Brake | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whinshaw | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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