Total Crime Rate

196.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 196.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 96.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Public order 20.9 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wardle Gardens area has the 6th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 79th 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 Wardle Gardens (NE10 9XA) in the last 12 months was 196.7 per 1,000 residents and was 165.0% higher than the Pelaw and Heworth average (74.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 96.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wardle Gardens (NE10 9XA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colegate West, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Heworth Lane (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wardle Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millbrook —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colegate West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millbrook Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Colegate West Under investigation
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Data Sources

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