Total Crime Rate
60.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Planesway area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 292nd lowest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Planesway (NE10 8LG) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% lower than the High Fell average (149.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (β 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Planesway (NE10 8LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakwood, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near White Oaks (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In High Fell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakwood | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westfield | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakwood | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakwood | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Felldyke | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Planesway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Planesway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Oaks | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Staneway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Oaks | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Oaks | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakwood | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedarway | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Aycliffe Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | White Oaks | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Firtrees | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Firtrees | β |
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