Total Crime Rate

151.4 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 151.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.5 2/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

White House Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 157th 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 White House Way (NE10 8PW) in the last 12 months was 151.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% higher than the High Fell average (149.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around White House Way (NE10 8PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitehill Drive, where police recorded 22 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.

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Crime Over Time in White House Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firtrees β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitehill Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firtrees β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aycliffe Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedarway β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Planesway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitehill Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitehill Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitehill Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitehill Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitehill Drive β€”
Sep 2025Other theft White Oaks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Oaks Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Oaks Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Oaks Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Planesway Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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