Crime Rates at Wordsworth Street, Gateshead, NE8 3HE

Wordsworth Street area has the 51st highest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 146th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wordsworth Street (NE8 3HE) in the last 12 months was 159.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% lower than the Bridges average (277.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Street (NE8 3HE), the main crime hotspot is near Shelley Drive. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.