Crime Rates at Moore Street Villas, Gateshead, NE8 3PG

Moore Street Villas area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 117 local areas in Bridges , and the 270th highest crime rate of 693 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 Moore Street Villas (NE8 3PG) in the last 12 months was 81.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moore Street Villas (NE8 3PG), the main crime hotspot is near Gateshead Stadium. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.