Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE10 8JU
How much crime is recorded in NE10 8JU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Heworth
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,422 (2024)
NE10 8JUGateshead
How safe is NE10 8JU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 52.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE10 8JU area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
52.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
99
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 8JUNational
Violence and sexual offences48.523.6
Anti-social behaviour19.610.7
Public order11.84.6
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Burglary5.39.1
Other crime2.81.5
Other theft2.24.5
Shoplifting1.88.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
40
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.