Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE10 9RJ
How much crime is recorded in NE10 9RJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Windy Nook & Whitehills
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,328 (2024)
NE10 9RJGateshead
How safe is NE10 9RJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE10 9RJ area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 9RJNational
Anti-social behaviour18.010.7
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Burglary7.09.1
Other theft3.94.5
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Public order3.24.6
Drugs2.12.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.61.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.