Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE9 6HG
How much crime is recorded in NE9 6HG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Easedale Gardens
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,257 (2024)
NE9 6HGGateshead
How safe is NE9 6HG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 86.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE9 6HG area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
86.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
376
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 6HGNational
Shoplifting199.08.4
Violence and sexual offences52.923.6
Anti-social behaviour44.810.7
Burglary32.19.1
Criminal damage and arson20.94.7
Public order14.84.6
Robbery14.11.4
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Other theft5.24.5
Other crime2.41.5
Drugs1.32.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.