Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE9 6NS
How much crime is recorded in NE9 6NS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Easedale Gardens
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,386 (2024)
How safe is NE9 6NS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE9 6NS area, broadly in line with 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
29.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 6NSNational
Violence and sexual offences23.123.6
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Criminal damage and arson9.04.7
Burglary8.79.1
Other theft5.84.5
Public order5.34.6
Other crime3.41.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Drugs2.02.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Robbery0.71.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% 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.