Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE9 6RF
How much crime is recorded in NE9 6RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Low Fell East
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,701 (2024)
NE9 6RFGateshead
How safe is NE9 6RF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE9 6RF 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
10.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 6RFNational
Violence and sexual offences9.023.6
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Shoplifting3.48.4
Burglary3.39.1
Public order2.34.6
Other theft1.74.5
Other crime1.71.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% 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.