Crime Rates at Pensher Street East, Gateshead, NE10 0AP

Pensher Street East area has the 21st highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 45th 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 Pensher Street East (NE10 0AP) in the last 12 months was 321.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% higher than the Bridges average (277.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 165.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pensher Street East (NE10 0AP), the main crime hotspot is near Friary Gardens. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.