Crime Rates at Dykes Way, Gateshead, NE10 8QL

Dykes Way area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in High Fell , and the 73rd lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dykes Way (NE10 8QL) in the last 12 months was 15.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.9% lower than the High Fell average (129.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 167.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dykes Way (NE10 8QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitehill Drive, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Campion Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.