Crime Rates at Woodbine Street, Gateshead, NE8 1ST

Woodbine Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 27th highest crime rate of 693 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 Woodbine Street (NE8 1ST) in the last 12 months was 388.9 per 1,000 residents and was 72.5% higher than the Bridges average (225.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 205.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodbine Street (NE8 1ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coatsworth Court, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coatsworth Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.