Total Crime Rate

97.3 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 97.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 20.1 7/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Grange Crescent area has the 18th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 274th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grange Crescent (NE10 8XA) in the last 12 months was 97.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grange Crescent (NE10 8XA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meresyde (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grange Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Meresyde Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Meresyde Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meresyde Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Meresyde 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 β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prince George Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Public order Prince George Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meresyde β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meresyde Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whinbrooke β€”

Data Sources

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