Crime Rates at Windermere Street, Gateshead, NE8 1TU

Windermere Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 172nd lowest crime rate of 696 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 Windermere Street (NE8 1TU) in the last 12 months was 34.0 per 1,000 residents and was 87.7% lower than the Bridges average (277.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windermere Street (NE8 1TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coatsworth Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westfield Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.