Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE9 5TH
How much crime is recorded in NE9 5TH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Low Fell East
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,473 (2024)
NE9 5THGateshead
How safe is NE9 5TH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE9 5TH area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 5THNational
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Anti-social behaviour12.410.7
Burglary8.99.1
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Public order5.44.6
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Other theft3.94.5
Shoplifting3.48.4
Other crime3.11.5
Robbery1.61.4
Drugs0.72.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% 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.