Total Crime Rate
34.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oval Park View area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Felling , and the 177th lowest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oval Park View (NE10 9DS) in the last 12 months was 34.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% lower than the Felling average (134.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oval Park View (NE10 9DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Patrick'S Walk, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Willow Green (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Felling| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Maple Grove | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Patrick'S Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rowlandson Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowlandson Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Crowhall Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | School Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Patrick'S Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Patrick'S Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Patrick'S Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Patrick'S Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Squires Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Thornygarth | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Green | Under investigation |
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