Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE9 5NX
How much crime is recorded in NE9 5NX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mount Pleasant & Deckham East
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,755 (2024)
NE9 5NXGateshead
How safe is NE9 5NX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE9 5NX area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 5NXNational
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Anti-social behaviour12.010.7
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Public order4.34.6
Burglary4.39.1
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other theft1.94.5
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.