Total Crime Rate
13.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rectory Road East area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Felling , and the 60th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rectory Road East (NE10 9DN) in the last 12 months was 13.8 per 1,000 residents and was 87.6% lower than the Felling average (110.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rectory Road East (NE10 9DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheviot View, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Picherwell (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Gateshead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sunningdale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Werhale Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Stephenson Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stephenson Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stephenson Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Squires Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stephenson Terrace | Under investigation |
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