Total Crime Rate
151.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025White 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In High Fell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Firtrees | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitehill Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Firtrees | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Aycliffe Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedarway | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Planesway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitehill Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitehill Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitehill Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westfield | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitehill Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitehill Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | White Oaks | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Oaks | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Oaks | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Oaks | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Planesway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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