Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE9 6YZ
How much crime is recorded in NE9 6YZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Low Fell West
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,293 (2024)
NE9 6YZGateshead
How safe is NE9 6YZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE9 6YZ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 6YZNational
Anti-social behaviour16.710.7
Burglary10.49.1
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Violence and sexual offences4.923.6
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Public order2.44.6
Shoplifting1.68.4
Other theft1.44.5
Drugs1.32.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 65% 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.