Total Crime Rate
3.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rectory Road area has the lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Felling , and the lowest crime rate of 693 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 Rectory Road (NE10 9DH) in the last 12 months was 3.0 per 1,000 residents and was 97.3% lower than the Felling average (110.6 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 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Rectory Road (NE10 9DH), the main crime hotspot is near Coldwell Street. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Felling| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robert Owen Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coldwell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hewitson Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hewitson Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hewitson Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hewitson Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coldwell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Coldwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hewitson Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Coldwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Coldwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Coldwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coldwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Squires Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sunningdale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hewitson Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hewitson Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Coldwell Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarke Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hewitson Terrace | Under investigation |
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