Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE9 5QW
How much crime is recorded in NE9 5QW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mount Pleasant & Deckham East
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,619 (2024)
NE9 5QWGateshead
How safe is NE9 5QW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE9 5QW 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
41.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 5QWNational
Violence and sexual offences29.523.6
Burglary17.19.1
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Public order5.74.6
Other theft4.04.5
Shoplifting3.98.4
Other crime3.41.5
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Robbery1.61.4
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.