Crime Rates at Stainton Drive, Gateshead, NE10 9QU

Stainton Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Felling , and the 40th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stainton Drive (NE10 9QU) in the last 12 months was 334.8 per 1,000 residents and was 149.5% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 145.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stainton Drive (NE10 9QU), 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.