Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE9 5BD
How much crime is recorded in NE9 5BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gateshead South
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,593 (2024)
NE9 5BDGateshead
How safe is NE9 5BD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE9 5BD area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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).
NE9 5BDNational
Burglary5.99.1
Violence and sexual offences4.723.6
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Shoplifting2.78.4
Public order1.74.6
Other theft1.44.5
Robbery1.41.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 57% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.