Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE10 8EB
How much crime is recorded in NE10 8EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wardley
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,322 (2024)
NE10 8EBGateshead
How safe is NE10 8EB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE10 8EB 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
22.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 8EBNational
Violence and sexual offences14.223.6
Burglary13.39.1
Anti-social behaviour12.110.7
Other theft2.94.5
Drugs2.92.4
Other crime2.91.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Theft from the person0.72.1
Public order0.24.6
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 45% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.