Total Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • 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
  • 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 22nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 333rd highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Cuthberts Drive (NE10 9AD) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Cuthberts Drive (NE10 9AD), the main crime hotspot is near St Edmund'S Drive. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 14 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmund'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmund'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Colegate West Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colegate West —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Heworth Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Edmund'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Edmund'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Edmund'S Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Edmund'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Edmund'S Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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