Total Crime Rate

140.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 140.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.6 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Glynfellis area has the 12th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 141st highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Glynfellis (NE10 8RH) in the last 12 months was 140.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% higher than the High Fell average (129.5 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 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 98.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glynfellis (NE10 8RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Falstone, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glynfellis (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Glynfellis area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claypath Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Chevington Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wealcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wealcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkton Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rennington —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rennington —
Apr 2026Other crime Falstone Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rickgarth —
Apr 2026Public order Rickgarth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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