Total Crime Rate

663.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.4 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 663.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 330.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 99.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 96.2 10/10
  • Burglary 44.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.9 8/10
  • Public order 41.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.1 10/10
  • Other theft 22.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Robbery 9.6 9/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Hedley Hall Cottages area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Lamesley , and the 11th highest crime rate of 693 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 Hedley Hall Cottages (NE16 5FA) in the last 12 months was 663.5 per 1,000 residents and was 485.7% higher than the Lamesley average (113.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 99.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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