Total Crime Rate

172.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 172.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 57.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 10/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Other crime 11.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High 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.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dexter Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coldwell Street
Apr 2026Public order Coldwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coldwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coldwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coldwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coldwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Davidson Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stainton Drive
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stainton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stainton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stainton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dexter Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dexter Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sir Godfrey Thomson Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stainton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stainton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coldwell Street

Data Sources

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