Postcode · Gateshead
Crime in NE9 7AN
How much crime is recorded in NE9 7AN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Beacon Lough & Wrekenton
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,807 (2024)
NE9 7ANGateshead
How safe is NE9 7AN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 46.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NE9 7AN area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
46.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
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 7ANNational
Violence and sexual offences41.623.6
Criminal damage and arson17.34.7
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Burglary5.09.1
Public order4.64.6
Other crime3.71.5
Other theft3.44.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Robbery1.41.4
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.