Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE10 0QL
How much crime is recorded in NE10 0QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pelaw, Felling Shore & Bill Quay
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,956 (2024)
NE10 0QLGateshead
How safe is NE10 0QL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE10 0QL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NE10 0QLNational
Burglary15.59.1
Anti-social behaviour14.710.7
Violence and sexual offences12.423.6
Shoplifting7.98.4
Public order5.34.6
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other crime2.51.5
Other theft2.44.5
Robbery1.81.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.