Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE9 6SN
How much crime is recorded in NE9 6SN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Beacon Lough & Wrekenton
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,233 (2024)
How safe is NE9 6SN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 64.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE9 6SN area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
64.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
142
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 6SNNational
Violence and sexual offences52.723.6
Anti-social behaviour29.310.7
Criminal damage and arson19.54.7
Other theft9.84.5
Burglary6.49.1
Public order6.14.6
Vehicle crime5.93.5
Shoplifting5.88.4
Drugs4.42.4
Other crime2.01.5
Robbery1.71.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.