Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE9 6TU
How much crime is recorded in NE9 6TU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Low Fell East
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,371 (2024)
NE9 6TUGateshead
How safe is NE9 6TU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE9 6TU 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
11.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 6TUNational
Shoplifting10.08.4
Violence and sexual offences8.123.6
Public order3.34.6
Burglary2.39.1
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Other theft1.34.5
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.11.5
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 56% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.