Total Crime Rate
172.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Felling , and the 99th highest crime rate of 693 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 High Street (NE10 9LT) in the last 12 months was 172.4 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% higher than the Felling average (110.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (NE10 9LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stainton Drive, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Felling| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dexter Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coldwell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Coldwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Coldwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Coldwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Coldwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coldwell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Davidson Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stainton Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stainton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stainton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stainton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dexter Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dexter Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sir Godfrey Thomson Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stainton Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stainton Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coldwell Street | — |
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