Crime Rate in Felling, ward

Felling has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 wards in Gateshead district and the 864th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North East), it has the 94th highest crime rate of 343 wards.

The overall crime rate in Felling in the last 12 months was 134.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% higher than the Gateshead district average (114.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Felling’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 438 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 6 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 569 (≈ 63.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Felling ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.