Crime Rates at Colegate, Gateshead, NE10 8PP

Colegate area has the 13th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 166th highest crime rate of 693 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 124.1 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% higher than the Pelaw and Heworth average (74.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colegate (NE10 8PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prince George Square (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.