Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE10 8QL
How much crime is recorded in NE10 8QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Windy Nook & Whitehills
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,163 (2024)
NE10 8QLGateshead
How safe is NE10 8QL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE10 8QL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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 8QLNational
Anti-social behaviour56.410.7
Violence and sexual offences11.123.6
Burglary4.59.1
Public order2.14.6
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Other theft1.64.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.72.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.