Total Crime Rate

18.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 18.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

St Cuthberts Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 75th lowest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Cuthberts Drive (NE10 9AA) in the last 12 months was 18.9 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Cuthberts Drive (NE10 9AA), the main crime hotspot is near High Lanes. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Cuthberts Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order St Edmund'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chilcrosse Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colegate West —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Lanes Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmund'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmund'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redemarsh Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Lanes —
Sep 2025Public order Whinshaw Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmund'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Colegate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Edmund'S Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Edmund'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Edmund'S Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Colegate West Under investigation
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Data Sources

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