Pelaw, Felling Shore & Bill Quay
Middle areaNorth east Gateshead. 6,984 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 96% of people in Pelaw, Felling Shore & Bill Quay live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Pelaw, Felling Shore & Bill Quay
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pelaw, Felling Shore & Bill Quay at a rate of 116.8 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 | 229 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 175 |
| Other crime | 146 |
| Shoplifting | 83 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 67 |
| Burglary | 44 |
| Vehicle crime | 42 |
| Robbery | 14 |
| Drug offences | 12 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Pelaw, Felling Shore & Bill Quay compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Pelaw, Felling Shore & Bill Quay safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pelaw, Felling Shore & Bill Quay at a rate of 116.8 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, 71 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Pelaw, Felling Shore & Bill Quay.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (229), anti-social behaviour (175) and other crime (146).
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 Pelaw, Felling Shore & Bill Quay alone. See Gateshead
Pelaw, Felling Shore & Bill Quay in brief
The median price paid for a home in Pelaw, Felling Shore & Bill Quay was £113,000 in 2025.
Pelaw, Felling Shore & Bill Quay had 6,667 usual residents at the census.
About 96% of people in Pelaw, Felling Shore & Bill Quay live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Pelaw, Felling Shore & Bill Quay, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.