Bensham South & Saltwell
Middle areaEast Gateshead. 9,223 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 81% of people in Bensham South & Saltwell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Bensham South & Saltwell
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bensham South & Saltwell at a rate of 67.8 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 | 197 |
| Other crime | 141 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 125 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 57 |
| Vehicle crime | 47 |
| Burglary | 30 |
| Drug offences | 14 |
| Theft from the person | 7 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Bensham South & Saltwell compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Bensham South & Saltwell safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bensham South & Saltwell at a rate of 67.8 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, 44 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bensham South & Saltwell.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (197), other crime (141) and anti-social behaviour (125).
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 South & Saltwell alone. See Gateshead
Bensham South & Saltwell in brief
The median price paid for a home in Bensham South & Saltwell was £135,000 in 2025.
Bensham South & Saltwell had 8,490 usual residents at the census.
About 81% of people in Bensham South & Saltwell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bensham South & Saltwell, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.