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Crime in NE9 7

How much crime is recorded in NE9 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Gateshead
Region
North East
Population
22,502 (2024)
Crime

How safe is NE9 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in NE9 7, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
32.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 7National
Violence and sexual offences23.323.6
Anti-social behaviour16.310.7
Shoplifting13.08.4
Burglary11.79.1
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Public order5.24.6
Other theft4.14.5
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other crime2.71.5
Robbery1.61.4
Drugs1.32.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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