Total Crime Rate

211.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 211.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.9 10/10
  • Public order 25.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bleachfeld area has the 7th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 92nd 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 Bleachfeld (NE10 8PY) in the last 12 months was 211.9 per 1,000 residents and was 121.7% higher than the Pelaw and Heworth average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 127.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bleachfeld (NE10 8PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leamside, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bleachfeld (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bleachfeld area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Rennington Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Leamside Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Paddock Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rennington —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leamside Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Chilcrosse Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whinshaw Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Colegate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redemarsh Under investigation
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Data Sources

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