Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE10 8RT
How much crime is recorded in NE10 8RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Windy Nook & Whitehills
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,414 (2024)
NE10 8RTGateshead
How safe is NE10 8RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE10 8RT area, 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
42.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 8RTNational
Violence and sexual offences38.023.6
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Burglary5.99.1
Public order5.64.6
Other crime4.11.5
Other theft3.84.5
Drugs1.82.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Shoplifting0.68.4
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.