Crime Rates at Meresyde, Gateshead, NE10 8UP

Meresyde area has the highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 18th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meresyde (NE10 8UP) in the last 12 months was 650.6 per 1,000 residents and was 580.8% 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 Shoplifting with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 219.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meresyde (NE10 8UP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meresyde (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.