Crime Rates at Meresyde Court, Gateshead, NE10 8XN

Meresyde Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 35th 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 Court (NE10 8XN) in the last 12 months was 358.2 per 1,000 residents and was 274.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 184.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 428.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 114.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meresyde Court (NE10 8XN), 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.