Total Crime Rate
162.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Penshaw View area has the 9th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 141st 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 Penshaw View (NE9 7PT) in the last 12 months was 162.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% higher than the High Fell average (149.2 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 144.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Penshaw View (NE9 7PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aldsworth Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peareth Hall Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In High Fell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heugh Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Aldsworth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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