Postcode · Newcastle upon Tyne
Crime in NE17 7DT
How much crime is recorded in NE17 7DT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chopwell & High Spen
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,604 (2024)
How safe is NE17 7DT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE17 7DT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
NE17 7DTNational
Anti-social behaviour20.110.7
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Burglary6.79.1
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Public order3.04.6
Other theft2.24.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.51.5
Shoplifting1.18.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.