Total Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Harleston Way area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 276th lowest 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 Harleston Way (NE10 9BQ) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.7% lower than the High Fell average (149.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harleston Way (NE10 9BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Firtrees, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Planesway (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Harleston Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muirfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Planesway Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Planesway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dornoch Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firtrees —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firtrees —
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Data Sources

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