Leam Lane, Wardley, Heworth, Felling and Bill Quay (Gateshead East) vs Durham (Durham City West)

Leam Lane, Wardley, Heworth, Felling and Bill Quay (Gateshead East) has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,610 crimes in the last 12 months. Durham (Durham City West) has a safety score of 67/100 (Safe) with 184 crimes. Durham (Durham City West) scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Leam Lane, Wardley, Heworth, Felling and Bill Quay (Gateshead East) shows a year-on-year crime trend of -13.8% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Durham (Durham City West) shows +76.9% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Leam Lane, Wardley, Heworth, Felling and Bill Quay (Gateshead East), the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,285 incidents). In Durham (Durham City West), it is Violent Crime (43 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Leam Lane, Wardley, Heworth, Felling and Bill Quay (Gateshead East) recorded 624 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Durham (Durham City West) recorded 43. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Leam Lane, Wardley, Heworth, Felling and Bill Quay (Gateshead East) totalled 1,285 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 43 in Durham (Durham City West). Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Leam Lane, Wardley, Heworth, Felling and Bill Quay (Gateshead East) recorded 4,186 crimes (now 3,610, a change of -13.8%). Durham (Durham City West) recorded 104 crimes previously (now 184, +76.9%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Leam Lane, Wardley, Heworth, Felling and Bill Quay (Gateshead East) has a resolution rate of 15.5% and Durham (Durham City West) has 25%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Leam Lane, Wardley, Heworth, Felling and Bill Quay (Gateshead East) falls within the Northumbria Police boundary. Durham (Durham City West) is covered by Durham Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Leam Lane, Wardley, Heworth, Felling and Bill Quay (Gateshead East) and Durham (Durham City West). You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.