Total Crime Rate

71.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.8 7/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grange 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.

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Crime Over Time in Grange Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other crime Buttermere Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thorne Brake Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thorne Brake Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorne Brake —
Sep 2025Public order Whinshaw Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —

Data Sources

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