Total Crime Rate

242.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 242.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.5 10/10
  • Public order 29.3 10/10
  • Burglary 16.7 10/10
  • Other crime 16.7 10/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wardle Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wardle Gardens (NE10 9XA) in the last 12 months was 242.7 per 1,000 residents and was 154.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 108.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% 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 19 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 (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Thornygarth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watermill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Heworth Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colegate West —
Sep 2025Other theft Colegate West Under investigation
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Data Sources

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