Crime Rates at Michaelmas Street, Gateshead, NE8 2GP

Michaelmas Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dunston and Teams , and the 217th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Michaelmas Street (NE8 2GP) in the last 12 months was 100.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% higher than the Dunston and Teams average (97.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Michaelmas Street (NE8 2GP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Michaelmas Street, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seymour Court (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.