Total Crime Rate

92.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 92.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Springfeld area has the 26th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 286th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Springfeld (NE10 8RN) in the last 12 months was 92.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% lower than the High Fell average (149.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 8.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 54.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Springfeld (NE10 8RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rickgarth (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Springfeld area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glynfellis Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wealcroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lecondale Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lecondale Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lecondale Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lecondale —
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Data Sources

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