Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE9 5YH
How much crime is recorded in NE9 5YH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Low Fell East
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,480 (2024)
NE9 5YHGateshead
How safe is NE9 5YH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE9 5YH 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
9.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 5YHNational
Burglary7.09.1
Violence and sexual offences5.023.6
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Other theft2.04.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Public order1.34.6
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 54% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.