Bensham North
Middle areaNorth east Gateshead. 8,092 people in 1.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 41% of people in Bensham North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Bensham North
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bensham North at a rate of 111.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 95.2 per 1,000 people across Gateshead.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 301 |
| Other crime | 172 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 148 |
| Shoplifting | 74 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 72 |
| Burglary | 44 |
| Vehicle crime | 42 |
| Drug offences | 19 |
| Robbery | 17 |
| Theft from the person | 10 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Bensham North compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Bensham North safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bensham North at a rate of 111.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 95.2 per 1,000 people across Gateshead.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 114 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bensham North.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (301), other crime (172) and anti-social behaviour (148).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Gateshead
These figures are published for the whole of Gateshead, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Gateshead and not Bensham North alone. See Gateshead
Bensham North in brief
The median price paid for a home in Bensham North was £147,000 in 2025.
Bensham North had 7,507 usual residents at the census.
About 41% of people in Bensham North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bensham North, 90.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.