Total Crime Rate

88.0 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 88.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Picherwell area has the 10th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Felling , and the 302nd highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Picherwell (NE10 9EB) in the last 12 months was 88.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% lower than the Felling average (134.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 49.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Picherwell (NE10 9EB), the main crime hotspot is near Stainton Drive. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Picherwell area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coldwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stainton Drive —
Sep 2025Robbery Stainton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stainton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stainton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Squires Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coldwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coldwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coldwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coldwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coldwell Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crowhall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stainton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowlandson Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Davidson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rowlandson Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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