Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE10 8TZ
How much crime is recorded in NE10 8TZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wardley
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,220 (2024)
NE10 8TZGateshead
How safe is NE10 8TZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE10 8TZ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 8TZNational
Burglary8.59.1
Other theft6.24.5
Violence and sexual offences5.223.6
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Shoplifting2.48.4
Other crime1.01.5
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Public order0.84.6
Drugs0.22.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 47% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.