Total Crime Rate

259.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 259.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 62.7 10/10
  • Other crime 17.9 10/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

East Park Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Blaydon , and the 65th 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 East Park Gardens (NE21 5RF) in the last 12 months was 259.7 per 1,000 residents and was 90.7% higher than the Blaydon average (136.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 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 Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 143.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around East Park Gardens (NE21 5RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Lea, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Park Gardens (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in East Park Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Axwell View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Tyne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Simonside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Simonside Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parkside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheviot Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Park Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Lea Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Eastlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simonside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Northlands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Parkland Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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