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Crime in NE9 5LS

How much crime is recorded in NE9 5LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Mount Pleasant & Deckham East
Council
Gateshead
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,543 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE9 5LS

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE9 5LS area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
36.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 5LSNational
Violence and sexual offences28.423.6
Criminal damage and arson11.44.7
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Burglary8.39.1
Public order5.44.6
Other crime4.91.5
Other theft4.44.5
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Robbery1.11.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
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80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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