Crime Rates at Colegate, Gateshead, NE10 8PP

Colegate area has the 13th highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 175th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colegate (NE10 8PP) in the last 12 months was 138.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% higher than the Pelaw and Heworth average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 76.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colegate (NE10 8PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prince George Square (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.