Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 111.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.5 8/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Brearley Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Felling , and the 237th highest crime rate of 696 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 Brearley Way (NE10 9JL) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brearley Way (NE10 9JL), the main crime hotspot is near Oban Street. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brearley Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Felling Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oban Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oban Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oban Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wesley Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Woodlands Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nursery Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Wesley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millfield Gardens —
Sep 2025Public order Millfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brearley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Clarke Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dexter Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croudace Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gower Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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