Total Crime Rate

160.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 160.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 109.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.3 10/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woodvale Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Felling , and the 117th highest crime rate of 693 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 Woodvale Gardens (NE10 9RR) in the last 12 months was 160.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% higher than the Felling average (110.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 109.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodvale Gardens (NE10 9RR), the main crime hotspot is near Windy Nook Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodvale Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lanercost Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Kane Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ruskin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Woolerton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Iona Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Greenbourne Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kane Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Robbery St Alban'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Alban'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Alban'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Alban'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Alban'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Alban'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Alban'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kane Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Esk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Leeming Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeming Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeming Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeming Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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