Crime Rates at Walker Terrace, Gateshead, NE8 1EB

Walker Terrace area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 4th 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 Walker Terrace (NE8 1EB) in the last 12 months was 1356.5 per 1,000 residents and was 389.3% higher than the Bridges average (277.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 137.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 373.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walker Terrace (NE8 1EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 367 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charles Street (138 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.