[5] The roof of a flat in Bensham was torn off by extreme winds during storm Malik as it battered the North East of England in January 2022.

[7][8][9] A total of 6.1% of the population were from a black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) group in Lobley Hill and Bensham.

[12] As of September 2020[update], the ward is served by three councillors: Catherine Donovan, Eileen McMaster and Kevin Dodds.

[13] The village is located within the parliamentary constituency of Gateshead Central and Whickham, and is served by Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP), Mark Ferguson.

Bensham Road is a well-served bus corridor, providing a regular service to Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne.