Total Crime Rate

7.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 7.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Fallowfeld area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 53 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 14th lowest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fallowfeld (NE10 8QB) in the last 12 months was 7.4 per 1,000 residents and was 92.2% lower than the Pelaw and Heworth average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Fallowfeld (NE10 8QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meresyde (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fallowfeld area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorne Brake —
Sep 2025Public order Whinshaw Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thorne Brake Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Meresyde Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Colegate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Thorne Brake Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Prince George Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prince George Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whinbrooke —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meresyde —
Sep 2025Burglary Meresyde Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Meresyde Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meresyde Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meresyde Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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